Secrets of the oceans. The most terrible and unusual inhabitants of the depths

Over 40 years of studying the world's oceans and atmosphere, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has carried out many meteorological and geodetic checks and compiled a grandiose photo library about the inhabitants of the underwater depths and beyond. Take a look at the most amazing of them!

A picture of a hermit crab peeking out of a shell.

The predatory representative of the anglerfish squad is a European monkfish. He got this name because of his creepy and unattractive appearance.

This curious creature was captured by NOAA on the ocean floor in 2010. The creature is completely transparent, so everything that is inside it is visible.

And this is Batizaurus - the deepest marine predator that can live in the water column at a depth of 3.5-5 kilometers.

Introducing the otter and scuba diver of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

During research in the Galapagos, a marine iguana was captured on camera.

Octopus called dumbo. This rather rare specimen can live at a depth of up to 7 thousand meters.

Another original underwater resident is the sea urchin.

Cayman Islands and stingray sailing at dawn in sea waters.

Representative of isopods belonging to the order of higher crayfish. Also known as isopod.

A huge octopus clashes with NOAA research equipment.

Seagulls sitting right on the head of a humpback whale.

The cutest couple of manatees.

They are trying to save the olive turtle after oil spills into the sea.

Oil slick and ships trying to collect it.

A flock of dolphins photographed by the agency in 2010.

One of the oldest inhabitants of the deep sea is a chimera. It is also called the "ghost shark" because it is a distant relative of modern sharks, but lives in very great depths.

Humpback whale among a huge flock of birds.

A tangled seal is pulled out of the nets.

Extraordinarily beautiful Sargasso sea clown.

Lobster from the crustacean family.

Representative of nudibranch mollusks

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