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Sea Cucumber
Deep-sea swimming sea cucumbers (Pelagothuriidae) are sometimes seen on the seafloor and sometimes in the water column. This one was seen during Dive 11 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration. Due to its semitransparent body, we can see its intestine, which is filled with sand from which it extracts its nutrients. Learn more
Credit

NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration