sablefish on mud bottom


A sablefish resting on the soft sediments blanketing the deep canyon floor at about 800 m. The red spots (top) are lasers, spaced 10 cm apart, that are used to estimate the size of organisms that inhabit the area. Image courtesy of Lewis and Clark 2001, NOAA/OER.

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