#bathypelagic

[written-nature]

In the deep seas, such bathypelagic monsters as anglerfish were slow moving, with a metabolic rate as low as one percent of fish living near the surface.

"The Descent" - Jeff Long

[punkedsolar]

Mermay 8 - Bathypelagic

This one is based off a lantern fish!

[waffleshark]

its october lets get visceral

[nonbinary-nature-lover-jeri]

Another Unique Resident Of The Deep Ocean - A Ctenophore Called Beroe Forskalii *********************************************** This is a #repost from @mbari_news via @PhotoAroundApp This animal, beautiful and serene-looking, is actually a fierce deep-sea predator (though it is only a few inches long). It is a ctenophore called Beroe forskalii. Ctenophores are gelatinous animals that swim by waving tiny hair-like projections called "ctenes." Beroe forskalii also has tiny hairs that act like "teeth" that help it grab onto its prey. When Beroe bumps into another jelly, it grabs on using these teeth, opens its mouth (at left) really wide, and tries to swallow its prey whole.⠀ ⠀ #combjelly #combjellies #ctenophore #beroe #DEEPC #bioluminescence #deepsea #deepseaadaptations #ROV #underwatervideo #MBARI #gelata #jellywatch #midwater #pelagic #jellies #mesopelagic #bathypelagic #combrows #sealife #ocean #oceanlife #marinebiology #deepsealife #DeepOceanLife

[waffleshark]

a deep sea fwend

[waffleshark]

some have definitely been posted here before but whatever fjdjfnf oc profile pics for whenever i properly set up my toyhouse

[bobadookk]

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drawing of a school of blue and green lanternfish swimming in dark waters. the lighting suggests a headlamp is pointed at them.

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I #$@%ING LOVE LANTERN FISH 

[districtfourmermaid]

The Midnight Queen in her rocky crown and the Court of the Bathypelagic

MerMays 14-19