Crustacean · amphipod

Scavenging amphipod

Eurythenes gryllus

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in all 5 oceans

Deep sea of all oceans, from the Arctic to the Antarctic

Depth

About 550 to 7,800 m

Size

Up to 15 cm

Diet

Carrion

Zone

The sea floor · 200 – 3,500 m

Key facts

• It smells carcasses from far away and arrives in large numbers soon after they fall.
• In its close relatives from the trenches, microplastics have been found in the gut, down to nearly 7,000 m.

Verified sources

1. Wikipedia : Eurythenes gryllus
2. Weston et al. 2020, Zootaxa (via WWF) : Eurythenes plasticus
3. SeaLifeBase : Eurythenes gryllus
4. SeaLifeBase, Eurythenes gryllus

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

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