An intriguing book is recently out about the creatures lurking at the bottom of the sea, entitled The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss, and let me tell you-- this thing isn't kidding around. These scientists clearly dove real deep, because these are faces only a mother could love:

Football Fish
depth: 1000-4000mm

unidentified anglerfish
depth: 1000-4000mm

Fanfin seadevil
depth: 700-1000m

Scaly Dragonfish
depth: 200-1500m

Spookfish
depth: 400-2500m


From an interview with author Claire Nuvian:

"This collection of images is fantastic because it portrays what even the specialists have never had the opportunity to see: the "créme-de-la-créme" of all the dives carried out by their colleagues in the four corners of the world over the last 20 years. The images drew "oohs" and "ahs" from researchers who nonetheless spend half the year at sea exploring the great oceanic depths. They were truly stunned by some of photographs because in spite of their great experience with deep-sea diving, it is by definition impossible for them to encounter all the creatures gathered together in this book. It is at times like these that one grasps the immensity of the oceans. It is possible to spend 10 years diving in a submersible without encountering a certain type of jellyfish, and then to see five of them during the same dive, and then never to see one again. Haroun Tazieff [a volcano expert and geologist from France] has said that exploring the oceanic ridge with the help of submersibles was the equivalent of exploring the Alps at night with a flashlight. That's a strong image that indicates how rare and moving such encounters can be."


Oh, hi! You're pretty cute.


Dumbo Octopus
300-5000m

Collect 'em all!