Psychropotes longicauda NOAA

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: English: Gummy squirrel (Psychropotes longicauda) at 5100 m depth on abyssal sediments in the western CCZ. This animal is ~60 cm long (including tail), with red feeding palps (or “lips”) visibly extended from its anterior end (right). Image courtesy of DeepCCZ Expedition. Français : Psychropotes longicauda observé par la DeepCCZ Expedition au large de Clipperton (5000m de profondeur). Date: 3 May 2018, 07:25:33. Source: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/daily-image/media/20210201.html. Author: NOAA Okeanos Explorer.