November 2, 2020: Grumpy Cusk Eel

A particularly grumpy-looking ophidiiform cusk eel encountered at a depth of 1,585 meters (5,200 feet) during Dive 12 of the Gulf of Mexico 2017 expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2017. Download larger version (jpg, 773 KB).

A particularly grumpy-looking ophidiiform cusk eel encountered at a depth of 1,585 meters (5,200 feet) during Dive 12 of the Gulf of Mexico 2017 expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.

From: Gulf of Mexico 2017: Highlight Images.