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Illustration of colorful nudibranchs from Ernst Haeckel.
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Nudibranchs

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The spanish dancer is one of the largest species and best swimmers of the nudibranchs.
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The Spanish Dancer

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The toothy goby or common ghost goby (Pleurosicya mossambica) has a commensal relationship with soft corals and sponges in the Indo-Pacific ocean.
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Toothy Goby in Coral

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Two thorny seahorses sit back to back underwater.
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Seahorse Lovebirds

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A juvenile swimming crab sits on a bed of sargassum seaweed.
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Adult Swimming Crab

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A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Bioluminescence

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The Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary site in Colombia was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2006. The marine park surrounding Malpelo Island is the largest no-fishing zone in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, providing critical refuge for threatened and
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Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, Colombia

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This radio device is used to track North Atlantic right whales. Suction cups hold the device to a whale's back, where it records data such as depth, water, temperature, and underwater sounds.
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Whale Tracking Device

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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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A puffin sits on a rock next to a puffin decoy.
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How the Puffin Returned to Eastern Egg Rock

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A beluga whale
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Baby Beluga

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A side-view of translucent hyperiid with a black background.
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Cystisoma

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