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Eelpout

This eelpout in the ray-finned fish family Zoarcidae was spotted slowly swimming through the water column just above the seafloor at a depth of approximately 1,350 meters (4,430 feet) during exploration of Yakutat Seamount on Dive 09 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

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Video courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts.