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Story: Deep-sea creatures

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Exploration of the deep

  3. The mesopelagic zone

  4. The bathypelagic zone

  5. Sea-floor life

  6. Fishing in the deep

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Exploration of the deep

16th-century depiction of the deep

16th-century depiction of the deep

The voyage of the Challenger

The voyage of the Challenger (1st of 3)

The Challenger’s deep-sea trawl

The Challenger’s deep-sea trawl (2nd of 3)

Laboratory on the Challenger

Laboratory on the Challenger (3rd of 3)

New Zealand’s submerged continent

New Zealand’s submerged continent

Big catch

Big catch

Zones of the ocean

Zones of the ocean

From page 2 - The mesopelagic zone

Slender lanternfish

Slender lanternfish

Blobfish and snailfish

Blobfish and snailfish

Prickly shark

Prickly shark

Light-producing creatures

Light-producing creatures (1st of 3)

Firefly squid

Firefly squid (2nd of 3)

A swarm of krill

A swarm of krill (3rd of 3)

Pearlside

Pearlside

Giant squid

Giant squid

From page 3 - The bathypelagic zone

Bristlemouth

Bristlemouth

Examining slickheads

Examining slickheads

Gulper eel

Gulper eel

Humpback anglerfish

Humpback anglerfish

Phantom anglerfish

Phantom anglerfish

From page 4 - Sea-floor life

The ocean floor

The ocean floor

Two species of giant tubeworm

Two species of giant tubeworm

Collapsible sea urchins

Collapsible sea urchins

King crab

King crab

Bottom-dwelling species

Bottom-dwelling species (1st of 3)

Ling

Ling (2nd of 3)

Rat-tail fish

Rat-tail fish (3rd of 3)

From page 5 - Fishing in the deep

Fishing for hoki

Fishing for hoki

Estimating the age of a fish

Estimating the age of a fish

Patagonian toothfish

Patagonian toothfish

How to cite this page:

Paddy Ryan, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/deep-sea-creatures/media (accessed 4 October 2023)

Story by Paddy Ryan, published 12 Jun 2006

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