Tag Archive for 'Monterey Bay'

In situ imagery of Careproctus colliculi, Monterey Bay, California, the United States. Image credit: MBARI.

Three New Species of Abyssal Snailfishes Discovered in Pacific Ocean

Sep 9, 2025 by Natali Anderson

Marine biologists have described three new species of deep-sea snailfishes in the family Liparidae from the eastern abyssal Pacific (depths 3,268 to 4,119...

Bathydevius caudactylus has a voluminous hooded structure at one end, a flat tail fringed with numerous finger-like projections at the other, and colorful internal organs. Image credit: Bruce H. Robison & Steven H.D. Haddock / MBARI.

New Species of Bioluminescent Sea Slug Discovered

Nov 13, 2024 by News Staff

Marine biologists at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have described an exceptional sea slug (nudibranch) species, new to science, from...

The barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma). Image credit: MBARI.

Deep-Sea Fish with Transparent Head Caught on Camera

Dec 16, 2021 by Natali Anderson

A deep-sea fish species called the barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) has been observed with MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Ventana in Monterey...

This pointy-nosed blue chimaera (Hydrolagus trolli) was videotaped by MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle Tiburon near Hawaii at a depth of 5,384 feet (1,641 m). Image credit: Amber N. Reichert et al, doi: 10.1186/s41200-016-0095-5.

Pointy-Nosed Blue Chimaera Spotted in North Pacific Ocean

Dec 19, 2016 by News Staff

A large deep-water fish that was previously identified in the Southeastern Pacific has recently been found around the Hawaiian Islands and off the coast...

Bathochordaeus charon and its ‘house’ in Monterey Bay: giant larvaceans use their oikoplastic cells to secrete complex filters or ‘houses’ that allow them to concentrate and feed on particles; a ‘house’ consists of a large, diaphanous outer structure as well as a smaller, more convoluted and bi-lobed inner structure that functions as a filter; together these serve to concentrate appropriately-sized food particles from the surrounding water; in situ, larvaceans in the genus Bathochordaeus are often visible from several meters away because their houses may span a meter in longest dimension. Image credit: MBARI.

Mysterious Deep-Sea Animal Rediscovered after 116 Years

Dec 6, 2016 by Natali Anderson

Bathochordaeus charon — an extremely rare species of giant larvacean — has been rediscovered, more than a century after the only previous known...