Gallery: Deep-Sea Creatures from the New Hebrides Trench
First look at a dark realm
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland discovered an unusual assortment of marine creatures while exploring the South Pacific's New Hebrides trench in 2013. Fish called cusk eels, and bright red prawns, dominated the community, though they are rare in other deep marine trenches.
Fishing for pictures
Large cusk eels feeding on bait. This image was taken more than 19,600 feet (6,000 meters) below the ocean's surface.
A rare sight
An arrowtooth eel captured from the trench.
Feeding frenzy
Large cusk eels and prawns. Cusk eels, a type of fish, can grow up to 3 feet (1 m) long.
Deep-sea life
Large cusk eels in the New Hebrides trench.
All aboard
The expedition's scientific team poses with one of the deep-sea landers.
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