Deep sea critters

[Deadliestviper7]

post anything related to deep sea critters here,anything that spends time in very deep water (even temporarily). Counts.

Some deep water fish and critters
Cusk eel
Gopher shark
Salmon shark
Cook shark
Cookie cutter shark
Lantern shark
Ribbontail shark
Goblin shark
Patagonia skate
Basket star
Tripod fish
Frilled shark
Coelacanth
Chimaera /ratfish
Lancet fish
Swallower
Bocacio
Fangtooth
Orange roughy
Gnomefish
Lanternfish
Black dragon fish
Many deep sea anglers
Great white shark
Swordfish
Dumbo octopus
Vampire squid
Giant squid
Greenland shark
Megamouth
Marine hatchetfish
Colossal squid
Blob fish
Firework jellyfish

 

[Kris P Bacon]

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Hadal amphicods
Giant isopods
Coffin fish
American haith
WhiteMouth/blackmouth shark
Viper fish

 

[Cowturtle]

Giant isopod I bought off eBay its not the true giganteus this is Bathynomus doederleinii.

I also have some nautilus shells and a sawfish rostrum.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Giant isopod I bought off eBay its not the true giganteus this is Bathynomus doederleinii.

I also have some nautilus shells and a sawfish rostrum.

View attachment 1320111 View attachment 1320112 View attachment 1320113

Nice collection, I assume the sawfish is pre CITES.

 

[Cowturtle]

Nice collection, I assume the sawfish is pre CITES.

Yep from what I was told its at least 20 years old possibly older.

 

[Joshomaru]

Emperor penguin...

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Sperm whale
Oarfish
Deep sea oilfish
Neptune grouper

 

[souzie]

Guess this is related. It's one of my favorite WC shirts...looks like one of the characters is an angler fish...

 

[Kris P Bacon]

Giant isopod I bought off eBay its not the true giganteus this is Bathynomus doederleinii.

I also have some nautilus shells and a sawfish rostrum.

View attachment 1320111 View attachment 1320112 View attachment 1320113

I did not know roaches lived in the deep. That critter is creepy!