May 7, 2021: Brittle Star on Coral
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, INDEX-SATAL 2010. Download larger version (jpg, 1.7 MB).
A rarely seen pink brittle star on an octocoral (soft coral). Image captured by remotely operated vehicle Little Hercules at 1,517 meters (4,977 feet) depth on a site referred to as 'Baruna Jaya IV - Site 1' during the INDEX 2010: “Indonesia-USA Deep-Sea Exploration of the Sangihe Talaud Region” expedition.