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February 8, 2021: Eels

Eels of the genus Dysommina were common at many hard vertical walls encountered during the Deepwater Canyons 2013 - Pathways to the Abyss expedition. The eels seemed to prefer entwining themselves in corals along with the bythitid fish.

Image courtesy of Deepwater Canyons 2013 - Pathways to the Abyss, NOAA-OER/BOEM/USGS. Download larger version (jpg, 1.3 MB).

Eels of the genus Dysommina were common at many hard vertical walls encountered during the Deepwater Canyons 2013 - Pathways to the Abyss expedition. The eels seemed to prefer entwining themselves in corals along with the bythitid fish.

From: Canyon Fishes – All About the Habitat.