Dive 12: Schaefer's Anglerfish
Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration. Download larger version (mp4, 62.3 MB).

This goosefish (Sladenia shaefersi) has the common name of Schaefer's anglerfish. While we do encounter anglerfish in our deep-ocean exploration, this particular species is not as well known, so catching a glimpse of it and its modified fins that act much like feet, allowing it to "walk" on the seafloor, during Dive 12 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration was indeed a treat.

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