Oceans

Atlantic Ocean

Cold-water corals, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and vast abyssal plains.

138 species

Sperm whalePhyseter macrocephalus OrcaOrcinus orca LanternfishFamily Myctophidae HatchetfishArgyropelecus sp. Jewel squidHistioteuthis sp. PyrosomePyrosoma atlanticum Deep-sea red shrimpAcanthephyra purpurea Velvet belly lanternsharkEtmopterus spinax ViperfishChauliodus sloani Goblin sharkMitsukurina owstoni Vampire squidVampyroteuthis infernalis Giant siphonophorePraya dubia Comb jellyBeroe sp. Giant squidArchiteuthis dux Helmet jellyfishPeriphylla periphylla Atolla jellyfishAtolla wyvillei FangtoothAnoplogaster cornuta Stoplight loosejawMalacosteus niger Pelican eelEurypharynx pelecanoides Humpback anglerfishMelanocetus johnsonii Greenland sharkSomniosus microcephalus ChimaeraHydrolagus sp. Dumbo octopusGrimpoteuthis sp. GrenadierFamily Macrouridae Tripod fishBathypterois grallator Swimming sea cucumberEnypniastes eximia Giant sea spiderColossendeis colossea Cuvier’s beaked whaleZiphius cavirostris Southern elephant sealMirounga leonina Leatherback sea turtleDermochelys coriacea Whale sharkRhincodon typus SwordfishXiphias gladius OpahLampris guttatus Ocean sunfishMola mola Great white sharkCarcharodon carcharias Bluntnose sixgill sharkHexanchus griseus Giant oarfishRegalecus glesne Glass squidFamily Cranchiidae Glass octopusVitreledonella richardi Dana octopus squidTaningia danae Ram’s horn squidSpirula spirula Giant larvaceanBathochordaeus sp. SalpFamily Salpidae Arrow wormPhylum Chaetognatha Giant ostracodGigantocypris sp. PhronimaPhronima sedentaria Giant red mysidNeognathophausia ingens TomopterisTomopteris sp. BristlemouthCyclothone sp. Black scabbardfishAphanopus carbo Megamouth sharkMegachasma pelagios Frilled sharkChlamydoselachus anguineus Cookiecutter sharkIsistius brasiliensis Kitefin sharkDalatias licha Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus Bigfin squidMagnapinna sp. Glowing sucker octopusStauroteuthis syrtensis Blind octopusCirrothauma murrayi Giant phantom jellyStygiomedusa gigantea Deepstaria jellyfishDeepstaria enigmatica Firework jellyfishHalitrephes maasi Black dragonfishIdiacanthus atlanticus Black swallowerChiasmodon niger Slender snipe eelNemichthys scolopaceus Whipnose anglerfishGigantactis sp. Krøyer’s deep-sea anglerfishCeratias holboelli TelescopefishGigantura chuni Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides Wolftrap anglerfishThaumatichthys sp. SnailfishFamily Liparidae Giant isopodBathynomus giganteus Sea pigScotoplanes globosa Gummy squirrelPsychropotes longicauda Brittle starClass Ophiuroidea Brisingid sea starOrder Brisingida XenophyophoreClass Xenophyophorea Abyssal sea penUmbellula sp. Venus flytrap anemoneActinoscyphia aurelia Sea lilyStalked crinoids HagfishFamily Myxinidae Deep-sea skateBathyraja sp. Deep-sea lizardfishBathysaurus ferox Blind lobsterFamily Polychelidae Black coralOrder Antipatharia Scavenging amphipodEurythenes gryllus NarwhalMonodon monoceros BelugaDelphinapterus leucas Hooded sealCystophora cristata Polar codBoreogadus saida Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Sea angelClione limacina Basket starGorgonocephalus arcticus Glacial eelpoutLycodes frigidus Northern shrimpPandalus borealis Arctic giant spongeGeodia hentscheli Boreoatlantic armhook squidGonatus fabricii Umbrella octopusCirroteuthis muelleri Eyeless vent shrimpRimicaris exoculata Deep-reef white coralDesmophyllum pertusum (formerly Lophelia pertusa) Azores vent musselBathymodiolus azoricus European eelAnguilla anguilla MonkfishLophius piscatorius Leafscale gulper sharkCentrophorus squamosus Bird’s nest spongePheronema carpenteri Pink abyssal sea cucumberAmperima rosea Portuguese man o’ warPhysalia physalis Grimaldi scaled squidLepidoteuthis grimaldii Northern bottlenose whaleHyperoodon ampullatus Giant manta rayMobula birostris Lion’s mane jellyfishCyanea capillata WalrusOdobenus rosmarus Giant Arctic copepodCalanus hyperboreus Snow crabChionoecetes opilio Sculptured shrimpSclerocrangon boreas Kolga sea cucumberKolga hyalina Sea strawberryGersemia rubiformis Spoonarm octopusBathypolypus arcticus Warty bobtail squidRossia palpebrosa Arctic skateAmblyraja hyperborea Northern wolffishAnarhichas denticulatus Arctic seep threadwormSclerolinum contortum Arctic Botrynema jellyfishBotrynema ellinorae (or B. brucei ellinorae) Orange siphonophoreMarrus orthocanna Arnoux’s beaked whaleBerardius arnuxii Antarctic deep-sea smeltBathylagus antarcticus Atlantic vent eelpoutPachycara thermophilum Methane musselGigantidas childressi (formerly Bathymodiolus childressi) Centenarian tubewormLamellibrachia luymesi Methane ice wormSirsoe methanicola (formerly Hesiocaeca methanicola) Bamboo coralKeratoisis sp. (family Isididae, broadly defined) Bubblegum coralParagorgia arborea Black prince copepodGaussia princeps Crystal amphipodCystisoma sp. Müller’s pearlsideMaurolicus muelleri Oceanic lightfishVinciguerria nimbaria Odd bobtail squidHeteroteuthis dispar Atlantic batfishDibranchus atlanticus Carcass bacterial matsBeggiatoa spp.