Bottom Of The Ocean Floor Creatures

Continental shelf 300 feet continental slope 300 10 000 feet abyssal plain 10 000 feet abyssal hill 3 000 feet up from the abyssal plain seamount 6 000 feet.

Bottom of the ocean floor creatures. A bizarre creature to the found on the ocean floor is the giant isopod which has an appearance similar to a wood louse but may be a foot in size. The anglerfish possibly one of the world s ugliest creatures is most famous for the bioluminescent growth on its head which lures prey to its death at the lightless bottom of the ocean. The following features are shown at example depths to scale though each feature has a considerable range at which it may occur. Deep sea creatures photos adaptation is the name of the game when you live thousands of feet below the water s surface.

This graphic shows several ocean floor features on a scale from 0 35 000 feet below sea level. The anglerfish possibly one of the world s ugliest creatures is most famous for the bioluminescent growth on its head which lures prey to its death at the the lightless bottom of the ocean. The locomotives found at the bottom of the ocean floor were standing upright as if ready to take off underwater. 17 photos of bizarre underwater discoveries 8 strange sea floor creatures we have rarely seen the ocean s floor beds but when we have it has revealed some of the most incredible discoveries one can imagine.

See how these deep sea denizens make the most of their deep dark home. However there are more than 200 species of anglerfish divided into four groups. 5 strange sea.