Cusk Eel: December 12, 2017

Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2017. Download larger version (mp4, 14.5 MB).

 

Looks like someone has a case of the Mondays...

We saw this particularly grumpy-looking ophidiiform cusk eel while exploring during the Gulf of Mexico 2017 expedition at a depth of 1,585 meters (5,200 feet).