Deep Marine Scenes

Quick facts about this unique and primitive phylum of mostly filter feeding invertebrates. The sponge (Porifera, sea sponge). Sponge facts! See if you can spot Spongebob! Facts about sponges. Sponges facts.

#marineanimals #benthic  #ocean #science #biology #learn #sponges #invertebrates #amazing #weird #spongebob

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Quick facts about this unique and poisonous group of fish. The boxfish (Ostraciidae, trunkfish, pahu). Boxfish facts!

#ocean #poisonous #square #biology #science #learn #fish #coralreef #amazing #weird #kids #educational

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Whelk facts! Here's the Whelk 101. Everything you need to know about these strange sea snails that lay stacks of eggs and pry open clams! Whelks (Buccinidae).

#snails #ocean #marinelife #animals #weird #amazing #shellfish #learn #noaa #biology #kids #educational #science

Image Credit: By Bernard Picton - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5639723, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=84450347 

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Quick facts about amphipods, tiny crustaceans found all around the world! Amphipods (Amphipoda, scuds, side swimmer). Amphipod facts!

#crustaceans #lobster #ocean #biology #science #learn #marineanimals #weird #amazing

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Quick facts about these playful marine mammals! The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops, Flipper). Bottlenose dolphin facts!

#ocean #dolphins #sharks #biology #science #learn #fish #marinemammals #amazing #weird

Image Credit: By Peter Asprey, http://www.peter-asprey.com/ - Cropped version of a picture from the English Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2005-05-n2-001-3118.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1962216

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Quick facts about this popular saltwater aquarium fish! The yellowtail blue damselfish (yellowtail damselfish, Chrysiptera parasema, goldtail Demoiselle, yellowtail blue damsel).

#fish #aquarium #saltwater #animals #marinelife #indonesia #amazing #weird #biology #learn #kids #science #educational

Image Credit: By Brian Ong - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5206386 

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Quick facts about this sneaky ambush predator. The bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois, sand striker, bobbitt worm, biting reef worm). Bobbit worm facts!

#marineanimals #benthic  #ocean #science #biology #learn #worms

Images Credit: Xanth Huang https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

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Quick facts about the elusive True"s beaked whale, a rarely seen marine mammal with large teeth. True's beaked whale (Mesoplodon mirus). True's beaked whale facts!

#ocean #whales #sonar #biology #science #learn #fish #marinemammals

Image Credit: Dylan Walker.Figure from article: Aguilar de Soto N, Martín V, Silva M, Edler R, Reyes C, Carrillo M, Schiavi A, Morales T, García-Ovide B, Sanchez-Mora A, Garcia-Tavero N, Steiner L, Scheer M, Gockel R, Walker D, Villa E, Szlama P, Eriksson IK, Tejedor M, Perez-Gil M, Quaresma J, Bachara W, Carroll E. (2017) True’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon mirus) in Macaronesia. PeerJ 5:e3059 - doi:10.7717/peerj.3059, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57180119

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Quick facts about these graceful and venomous cartilaginous fish. The spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus, whitespotted eagle ray, Mr. Ray). Spotted eagle ray facts! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvVWg9g4zQeoYdBsLbGypBQ?

#ocean #rays #sharks #biology #science #learn #fish #weird #amazing #educational

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Quick facts about this critically endangered shorefish that grows huge! The giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas, giant black sea bass). Giant sea bass facts!

#fish #marineanimals #california #animals #science #amazing #weird #giant #education #ocean #learn #biology

Image Credit: By Caitlin Childs - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nerdcoregirl/3135135560/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21395318 

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