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December 31, 2021: Monkfish

This monkfish was hard to spot camouflaged against the seafloor at 861 meters (2.825 feet) depth during a Windows to the Deep 2019 dive to explore the south-facing wall of Washington Canyon off the coast of Virginia.

Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Windows to the Deep 2019. Download larger version (jpg, 1.9 MB).

This monkfish was hard to spot camouflaged against the seafloor at 861 meters (2.825 feet) depth during a Windows to the Deep 2019 dive to explore the south-facing wall of Washington Canyon off the coast of Virginia.