15+ Nightmarish Creatures of the Deep Sea

Published on 06/07/2017
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Sea Pig

With a name like Scotoplanes, Sea Pig just rolls off the tongue better. These little critters live in the lifeless deep ocean bottoms at depths of typically 4,000 ft to a staggering 16,000 ft in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. How they eat though – sifting through deep sea mud- is what got them their cut pet name.

 

Sea Pig

Sea Pig

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Sea Cucumber

A rather well known seapal, the cucumber are sea floor dwelling creatures with an elongated body and a leathery type skin around them. With over 1200 different species, there are plenty of different types of sea cucumbers you could run into while out for a swim or a dive.

 

Sea Cucumber

Sea Cucumber

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