10 minutes of fascinating deep-sea animals | Into The Deep

Published 2022-02-10
Enjoy 10 minutes of mesmerizing deep-sea animals filmed by MBARI's remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in the depths of Monterey Bay and beyond.

This is a companion video for species identification to our education and conservation partner ‪@MontereyBayAquarium‬ 's "Why Do Deep Sea Animals Look So Weird?!":    • Why Do Deep-Sea Animals Look So Weird...  

Get ready to explore the Monterey Bay Aquarium's latest exhibition, "Into the Deep: Exploring our Undiscovered Ocean": www.montereybayaquarium.org/visit/exhibits/into-th…

Animals in order of appearance: (Sizes are maximum length, depths are published ranges)
00:00 Peacock squid (Taonius sp.) | Size: 66 cm (26 in.) mantle length | Depth: 300–1,700 m (1,000–5,600 ft.)
00:16 Psychedelic jelly (Crossota millsae) | Size: 2.8 cm (about 1 in) across | Depth: below 1,000 - 3,300 m (3,300 - 10,800 ft.)
00:32 Blob sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus) | Size: 70 cm (26 in.) | Depth: 800–2,800 m (2,600–9,200 ft.)
00:47 Midwater octopus (Japetella diaphana) | Size: 16 cm (6 in.) | Depth: 800–1,450 m (2,600–4,800 ft.)
01:03 Black seadevil anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) | Size: 6 cm (2 in.) | Depth: 100–4,500 m (330–14,800 ft.)
01:18 Spiny dreamer anglerfish (Oneirodes acanthias) | Size: 20 cm (8 in.) | Depth: 500–1,200 m (1,600–3,900 ft.)
01:29 Swimming sea cucumber (Enypniastes sp.) | Size: 25 cm (10 in.) | Depth: 500–7,000 m (1,600–23,000 ft.)
01:44 Smalleye snipe eel (Avocettina bowersii) | Size: 52 cm (10 in.) | Depth: 90–2,700 m (300–8,900 ft.)
01:59 Blue shark (Prionace glauca) | Size: 3.8 m (12.5 ft.) | Depth: surface to 350 m (1,150 ft.)
02:15 Silky jelly (Colobonema sericeum) | Size: 4.5 cm (1.8 in.) across | Depth: 200–700 m (660–2,300 ft.)
02:30 Strawberry squid (Histioteuthis heteropsis) | Size: 13 cm (5 in.) mantle length | Depth: 300–800 m (1,000–2,600 ft.)
02:46 Crystal amphipod (Cystisoma magna) | Size: 14 cm (6 in.) | Depth: 200–1,500 m (660–4,900 ft.)
3:03 Cross jelly (Mitrocoma cellularia) | Size: 9 cm / 3.5 in across | Depth: surface to 1,000 m / 3,300 ft
3:18 Frilled jelly (Chiarella centripetalis) | Size: 1.5 cm (0.5 in.) across | Depth: surface to 800 m (2,600 ft.)
3:37 Peacock squid (Taonius sp.) | Size: 66 cm (26 in.) mantle length | Depth: 300–1,700 m (1,000–5,600 ft.)
03:54 Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) | Size: 30 cm (12 in) | Depth: 600–900 m (2,000–3,000 ft)
04:08 Rattail fishes (Coryphaenoides sp.) | Size: 1m (3.2 ft.) | Depth: 200 - 4,000 m / 600 - 13,100 ft
04:26 Bathyal squid (Bathyteuthis sp.) | Size: 7.5 cm (3 in.) mantle length | Depth: 100–4,200 m (330–13,800 ft.)
04:42 Swordtail squid (Chiroteuthis calyx) | Size: 10 cm (4 in.) mantle length | Depth: 100–800 m (330–2,600 ft.)
04:57 Owlfishes (Family: Bathylagidae) | Depth: 100–1,500 m (330–4,900 ft.)
05:12 Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) eating armhook squid (Gonatus sp.)
05:20 Helmet jelly (Periphylla periphylla) eating market squid (Doryteuthis opalescens)
5:34 Black-eyed squid (Gonatus onyx) eating stout owlfish (Pseudobathylagus milleri)
05:49 Rattail fish (Family: Macrouridae) eating squid
06:04 Black-eyed squid eating another black-eyed squid (Gonatus onyx)
06:18 Swarthy snaketooth (Chiasmodon subniger) | Size: 3 cm (1 in.) | Depth: 200–4,600 m (660–15,100 ft.)
06:33 Giant whipnose anglerfish (Gigantactis gargantua) | Size: 41 cm (16 in.) | Depth: 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft.)
06:47 Pacific viperfish (Chauliodus macouni) | Size: 30 cm (12 in.) | Depth: 200–1,500 m (660–4,900 ft.)
07:02 Pacific blackdragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus) | Size: 38 cm (15 in.) | Depth: 300–700 m (1,000–2,300 ft.)
07:19 Longnose chimaera (Harriotta raleighana) Size: 1.2 m (3.9 ft) | Depth: 500–2,600 m (1,600–8,500 ft)
07:35 Feather star (Family: Crinoidea)
07:49 Midwater bristle worm (Flota sp.) | Size: 10 cm (4 in.) | Depth: 2,000–4,000 m (6,600–13,100 ft.)
08:04 Threadfin snailfish (Careproctus longifilis) | Size: 16.2 cm (6.4 in) | Depth: to 3675 m / 12,057 ft
08:18 Pointy-nosed blue chimaera (Hydrolagus trolli) | Size: 1.2 m (3.9 ft.) | Depth: 600–1,700 m (2,000–5,600 ft.)
08:33 Rabbit-eared comb jelly (Kiyohimea usagi) | Size: 28 cm (11 in.) | Depth: 200–300 m (660–1,000 ft.)
08:50 Bomber worm (Swima fulgida) | Size: 3 cm (1 in.) | Depth: 3,200–3,600 m (10,500–11,800 ft.)
09:05 Panda bear sea angel (Notobranchaea macdonaldi) | Size: 1 cm (0.5 in.) | Depth: 200–1,700 m (660–5,600 ft.)
09:20 Red balloon jelly (Deepstaria reticulum) | Size: 75 cm (30 in.) across | Depth: 600–1,900 m (2,000–6,200 ft.)
09:34 Barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) | Size: 15 cm (6 in.) | Depth: 600–800 m (2,000–2,600 ft.)

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All Comments (21)
  • I love the deep sea. Almost everything down there looks like an alien creature from a sci-fi movie.
  • What I find so fascinating is how these seemingly fragile-looking creatures are able to withstand water pressures that would crush us instantly.
  • I would like to personally thank whoever did the closed captioning. You went above and beyond and there's a special place in heaven for people like you.
  • Just a lovely, relaxing ten minutes (well, OK, 9:53) observing deep sea life. No overblown commentary or loud, obnoxious soundtrack--just nice music and ID for each species shown. When younger, my dream job would have been working as an oceanographer at MBARI. Almost 40 years later, at pushing 70, I still think that.
  • @alveolate
    thank you for including timestamps and sizes! had no idea those chimaerae were actually quite large... and that crystal amphipod being over a foot long seems pretty big for an almost entirely transparent crustacean!
  • This is such a great example of proof of the unknown. The fact that these are deep sea creatures and also super high quality shots of them! I can honestly say that this is the first list I've seen with such detailed video of them. Thank you for sharing!
  • @mildlymarvelous
    I absolutely cannot get over the peacock squid. It looks like something straight out of Subnautica, not something that lives on Earth! The strawberry squid is probably my second favorite. It is the exact texture of a strawberry, and those mismatched eyes are crazy!
  • @darlingicarus
    I always think "surely I've already seen all the strangest deep sea creatures" and then I'll watch another MBARI video and realise there's still so many weird and wonderful creatures out there 😂 thank you for posting this fantastic footage, it makes me excited to be alive knowing that I share the planet with such incredible things!
  • What's so incredible is the same thread of life that made them is shared with everything on the Earth, including humans. It's mind blowing.
  • @ronin27k
    The mystery, the unparalleled beauty of these wondrous creatures never fails to inspire me to create. As a digital artist I have found this channel most fascinating; the worlds oceans are so vast and as of yet mostly unexplored. Kudos to MBARI for bringing them to us, your hard work is very much appreciated.
  • @rs8751
    It's fascinating to me how I have no sense of scale for these amazing creatures, so little frame of reference. The black sea devil angler fish (1:04) being just 6cm took me completely out!
  • 7:35 and 8:50 It is so relaxing watching the way these creatures propel themselves through the water. Beautiful film from beginning to end. ❤❤❤
  • @lesmith939
    Beautiful!! I appreciate the calm music, no talking and enough info to make this a very enjoyable view.
  • The extreme diversity of life is SO fascinating! Imagine what these creatures can sense and what they perceive when they come across man made objects. That was a very exciting video. Thanks for including the size and depth info, that made the video a lot more entertaining!