Oceans

Pacific Ocean

The largest and the deepest. Seamounts and hydrothermal vents.

143 species

Sperm whalePhyseter macrocephalus OrcaOrcinus orca LanternfishFamily Myctophidae HatchetfishArgyropelecus sp. Jewel squidHistioteuthis sp. PyrosomePyrosoma atlanticum ViperfishChauliodus sloani Goblin sharkMitsukurina owstoni BarreleyeMacropinna microstoma 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 Humboldt squidDosidicus gigas Giant oarfishRegalecus glesne Chambered nautilusNautilus pompilius Firefly squidWatasenia scintillans Glass squidFamily Cranchiidae Glass octopusVitreledonella richardi Dana octopus squidTaningia danae Glowing-arm squidOctopoteuthis deletron Ram’s horn squidSpirula spirula Black-eyed squidGonatus onyx 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 Bigfin squidMagnapinna sp. Blind octopusCirrothauma murrayi Giant phantom jellyStygiomedusa gigantea Deepstaria jellyfishDeepstaria enigmatica Firework jellyfishHalitrephes maasi Green bomber wormSwima bombiviridis SquidwormTeuthidodrilus samae 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 BlobfishPsychrolutes marcidus Brooding octopusGraneledone boreopacifica Sea pigScotoplanes globosa Gummy squirrelPsychropotes longicauda Brittle starClass Ophiuroidea Brisingid sea starOrder Brisingida Harp spongeChondrocladia lyra 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 BelugaDelphinapterus leucas Polar codBoreogadus saida Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Sea angelClione limacina Umbrella octopusCirroteuthis muelleri Giant tube wormRiftia pachyptila Pompeii wormAlvinella pompejana Yeti crabKiwa hirsuta Japanese spider crabMacrocheira kaempferi Giant Pacific octopusEnteroctopus dofleini Pacific sleeper sharkSomniosus pacificus Casper ghost octopusUndescribed incirrate octopus Big red jellyfishTiburonia granrojo Giant vent clamCalyptogena magnifica Venus’ flower basketEuplectella aspergillum Vent eelpoutThermarces cerberus 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 Giant manta rayMobula birostris DugongDugong dugon Purpleback flying squidSthenoteuthis oualaniensis Giant abyssal anemoneRelicanthus daphneae Lion’s mane jellyfishCyanea capillata WalrusOdobenus rosmarus Snow crabChionoecetes opilio Sculptured shrimpSclerocrangon boreas Sea strawberryGersemia rubiformis Arctic skateAmblyraja hyperborea Orange siphonophoreMarrus orthocanna Arnoux’s beaked whaleBerardius arnuxii Antarctic slope shrimpNematocarcinus lanceopes Antarctic deep-sea smeltBathylagus antarcticus Pioneer tubewormTevnia jerichonana Scorching chimney wormParalvinella sulfincola Hairy vent snailAlviniconcha spp. White vent crabBythograea thermydron Long-rostrum shrimpAlvinocaris longirostris Vent octopusVulcanoctopus hydrothermalis Bone-eating snailRubyspira osteovora Bamboo coralKeratoisis sp. (family Isididae, broadly defined) Bubblegum coralParagorgia arborea Carnivorous umbrella spongeCladorhiza kensmithi Scarlet king crabLithodes couesi Black prince copepodGaussia princeps Crystal amphipodCystisoma sp. Oceanic lightfishVinciguerria nimbaria Swordtail squidChiroteuthis calyx Odd bobtail squidHeteroteuthis dispar Pigbutt wormChaetopterus pugaporcinus Bone-eating zombie wormOsedax rubiplumus Carcass bacterial matsBeggiatoa spp.