Several of these very colorful squat lobsters with prominent dorsal spines, tentatively identified as Galacantha rostrata, were imaged during Dive 09 of Windows to the Deep 2021. This one was seen at a depth of 977 meters (3,205 feet).
Squat Lobster
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Windows to the Deep 2021.
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Several of these very colorful squat lobsters with prominent dorsal spines, tentatively identified as Galacantha rostrata, were imaged during Dive 09 of Windows to the Deep 2021. This one was seen at a depth of 977 meters (3,205 feet).