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Giant marine amphipod (Cystisoma sp.) from the Gulf of Mexico. A giant marine amphipod (Cystisoma sp.) from the Gulf of Mexico, trawled from between 500 meters and the surface at night. The giant compound eyes of this species take up nearly all of the head of the animal. This species photographed during the DEEPEND project (www.deependconsortium.org). Cystisoma,Deep Sea,Gulf of Mexico,Life in the dark,amphipod,crustacean,deep water species,giant marine amphipod,mesopelagic,pelagic Click/tap to enlarge

Giant marine amphipod (Cystisoma sp.) from the Gulf of Mexico.

A giant marine amphipod (Cystisoma sp.) from the Gulf of Mexico, trawled from between 500 meters and the surface at night. The giant compound eyes of this species take up nearly all of the head of the animal. This species photographed during the DEEPEND project (www.deependconsortium.org).

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    Mark Ridgway
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    Amazing. Just the right eyes for 500m Posted 7 years ago

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Uploaded Apr 30, 2018. Captured Aug 13, 2016 06:05.
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  • SLT-A77V
  • f/18.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO64
  • 100mm