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Like a cake, the ocean has different layers—each with its own characteristics.
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Ocean Layers

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Oceanographers divide the ocean into three broad zones, each with different species.
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Zones of the Open Ocean

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On a seamount peak, a huge colony of brittle stars (likely Ophiacantha rosea) feeds on passing particles.
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Millions of Brittle Stars

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This lizardfish rests on the bottom, waiting to snatch prey.
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Deepsea Lizardfish

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This aptly named fish has two long fangs.
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Fangtooth Fish

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The long barbel on the chin of this dragonfish has a glowing tip that may attract prey.
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Scaly Dragonfish

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This crab was collected on a NOAA/MAR-ECO cruise to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in 2009.
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Spiny Deepsea King Crab

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Giant eyes spot prey. Huge claws grab the prey, and a tiny mouth rips it to shreds.
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Phronima

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Photograph of an orange many-armed sea star on an erect delicately-branched coral in a dark sea.
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Sea Star on Coral at Seamount

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A variety of corals cling to Manning Seamount, just off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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Manning Seamount Deep Coral Community

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A many-armed, orange starfish.
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A Filter-Feeding Starfish

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A photo of a lanternfish with its nasal light organ illuminated.
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Lanternfish

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