Close-up of a pink sea cucumber on a sandy and rocky ocean floor.
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Sea Cucumber
A close look at a sea cucumber (genus Oneirophanta) seen resting on the seafloor at a depth of 2,351 meters (7,713 feet) during the fourteenth dive of the Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping expedition.
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NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2025 Beyond the Blue