Dive 16: Hadal Holothurians: The Sea Pig
Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific MPAs. Download (mp4, 17.5 MB)

Sea pigs are deep-sea holothurians belonging to the family Elpidiidae. This sea pig was seen while exploring on March 24, during the deepest dive for the expedition, descending to 5,862 meters in a deep trough feature southwest of the Phoenix Islands. The anterior head end of the sea pig is on the right hand side and its back end is on the left.

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