Oceans

Indian Ocean

Warm waters, steep slopes and the hydrothermal vents of the ridge.

105 species

Sperm whalePhyseter macrocephalus OrcaOrcinus orca LanternfishFamily Myctophidae HatchetfishArgyropelecus sp. Jewel squidHistioteuthis sp. PyrosomePyrosoma atlanticum 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 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 Ocean sunfishMola mola Great white sharkCarcharodon carcharias Bluntnose sixgill sharkHexanchus griseus Giant oarfishRegalecus glesne Chambered nautilusNautilus pompilius 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. Megamouth sharkMegachasma pelagios Frilled sharkChlamydoselachus anguineus Cookiecutter sharkIsistius brasiliensis Kitefin sharkDalatias licha Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus CoelacanthLatimeria chalumnae Bigfin squidMagnapinna sp. Blind octopusCirrothauma murrayi Giant phantom jellyStygiomedusa gigantea 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 Gummy squirrelPsychropotes longicauda Brittle starClass Ophiuroidea Brisingid sea starOrder Brisingida XenophyophoreClass Xenophyophorea Abyssal sea penUmbellula sp. Sea lilyStalked crinoids HagfishFamily Myxinidae Deep-sea skateBathyraja sp. Deep-sea lizardfishBathysaurus ferox Blind lobsterFamily Polychelidae Black coralOrder Antipatharia Scavenging amphipodEurythenes gryllus Deep-reef white coralDesmophyllum pertusum (formerly Lophelia pertusa) Leafscale gulper sharkCentrophorus squamosus Pink abyssal sea cucumberAmperima rosea Portuguese man o’ warPhysalia physalis Grimaldi scaled squidLepidoteuthis grimaldii Scaly-foot gastropodChrysomallon squamiferum Indian Ocean vent shrimpRimicaris kairei Java giant isopodBathynomus raksasa Giant manta rayMobula birostris DugongDugong dugon Whitecheek lanternsharkEtmopterus alphus Seafarer’s ghost sharkChimaera willwatchi Purpleback flying squidSthenoteuthis oualaniensis Coral Seamount blue sea cucumberPannychia taylorae Ningaloo giant siphonophoreApolemia sp. Giant abyssal anemoneRelicanthus daphneae Arctic skateAmblyraja hyperborea Arnoux’s beaked whaleBerardius arnuxii Antarctic slope shrimpNematocarcinus lanceopes Antarctic deep-sea smeltBathylagus antarcticus Hairy vent snailAlviniconcha spp. Kairei blind crabAustinograea rodriguezensis Bubblegum coralParagorgia arborea Black prince copepodGaussia princeps Crystal amphipodCystisoma sp. Oceanic lightfishVinciguerria nimbaria Odd bobtail squidHeteroteuthis dispar Bone-eating zombie wormOsedax rubiplumus