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November 2, 2020: Grumpy Cusk Eel

A particularly grumpy-looking ophidiiform cusk eel encountered at a depth of 1,585 meters (5,200 feet) during Dive 12 of the Gulf of Mexico 2017 expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.

From: Gulf of Mexico 2017: Highlight Images.

Credit

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2017.