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A deep sea shrimp (Oplophorus gracilirostris) exuding glowing fluids as a defensive mechanism, trawled from the Gulf of Mexico from between 1,200 and 1,000 meters depth, July 2018. Part of the DEEPEND project. -
A deep sea shrimp (Oplophorus gracilirostris) exuding glowing fluids as a defensive mechanism, trawled from the Gulf of Mexico from between 1,200 and 1,000 meters depth, July 2018. Part of the DEEPEND project. -
Deep water shrimp (Oplophorus gracilirostris) as it secretes a cloud of bioluminescent fluid as a defensive mechanism -
A deep sea shrimp (Oplophorus gracilirostris) exuding glowing fluids as a defensive mechanism, trawled from the Gulf of Mexico from between 1,200 and 1,000 meters depth, July 2018. Part of the DEEPEND project.
Luminous shrimp
Oplophorus gracilirostris
Oplophorus gracilirostris is a pelagic shrimp in the Oplophorus genus.
