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Thread-Leg Shrimp
A thread-leg shrimp with very long legs sits atop a rocky outcrop coated with what is likely a ferromanganese crust and fine sediment. The shrimp was observed during Dive 09 of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition at 1,470 meters (4,823 feet) depth.
Credit

Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Voyage to the Ridge 2022.

Related Expedition
Voyage to the Ridge 2022