r/deepseacreatures

Reddit users, what deep-sea creature is our favorite?

I have many but i have favoritism in the jewel squid and the deep-sea pink through fantasia. They're incredible, I never understood why almost all fear the deep ocean, It's simply a wonderful area, except that the organs are compressed, but we won't talk

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Anyone know what this is?

Found washed up on a beach in NZ. 9 or 10 inches long, had spiny retractable dorsal and pelvic “fins” running the length of the body, small pectoral fins just behind the head, and a sort of fibre optic-ey looking caudal fin. Maybe this isn’t even a creature of the deep but had that look about it. ifyaknowhatimean

u/Qui-Gawn_Gin — 11 days ago