Atlantic roughy Hoplostethus occidentalis at the base of a large Leiopathes glabberima black coral colony at 300 m in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.

An Atlantic roughy, Hoplostethus occidentalis, swims at the base of a large Leiopathes glabberima black coral colony at 300 m (984 ft) depth, in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Image courtesy of Lophelia II Team 2009, NOAA-OER.

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