57.
Sablefish - Anoplopoma fimbria
- Living in cold North Pacific waters at moderate to
great depths near the bottom, sablefish are a valuable commercially-fished species,
caught by trawling, trapping, or bottom-fishing with baited longlines. They reach a
length of three feet and average 20 pounds in weight.
58.
Gulper eel - Saccopharynx harrisoni
- This deep-sea fish has a huge mouth and sharp
teeth. It can swallow animals at least as large as itself. Despite its capacity for
food, it is very fragile, with small, weak bones. It reaches a length of at least four
feet and has a whip-like tail with a light at the tip. It is collected very rarely.
59.
Deep sea squid - Heteroteuthis dispar
- This three-inch long deep sea squid is one of just a
few animals ( in addition to some shrimp and fish) that can expel a bioluminescent ink to
confuse predators.
60.
Vampire squid - Vampyroteuthis infernalis
- Neither a squid nor an octopus, this deep-water species
has ten arms like a squid. Instead of having two long prey-catching arms, two of its arms
are sensory filaments that withdraw into pockets. Vampire squid have large globular eyes
an inch across and, unlike octopods, many luminescent organs on the body.
