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Sep 12, 2018 · See the Amazing, Ethereal Creatures Living Under Arctic Ice. Viktor Lyagushkin captures the world of sea angels, skeleton shrimp, and sea stars living beneath a frozen sea. Caprellas, also known...
- Sea Angel
- Arctic Comb Jelly
- Shorthorn Sculpin
- Kaleidoscope Jellyfish
- Skeleton Shrimp
- Basket Star
- Narwhal
- Beluga Whale
- Bowhead Whale
- Ribbon Seal
Also known as “clione,” the sea angel is a pelagic sea slug found from the surface of the water to a depth greater than 500 meters. But unlike the typical snail, they flap their delicate “wings” to get around in the water at speeds up to 100 mm/s. They are extremely small and can grow to a maximum length of only 5 centimeters. Adults feed almost ex...
The Arctic comb jelly is an unusual ctenophore that as opposed to its relatives, prefers the colder waters of the Arctic Ocean and adjacent polar seas. It is found mostly in surface waters down to 50 meters. The translucent creature gleams with all colors of the rainbow. This is caused by the light reflecting off on the eight rows of moving cilia i...
This species of sculpin is found among seaweed or on rocky bottoms of the Northern Atlantic Ocean and adjacent subarctic and Arctic seas at depths of up to 450 meters. It typically grows to 30 centimeters in length but specimens from the Arctic and subarctic areas can reach up to 60 centimeters. As all fish of its kind, the shorthorn sculpin has a ...
The kaleidoscope jellyfish is a tiny creature that thrives in cold water grows to about 2 centimeters tall, with the stalk accounting for half of its size. The remainder of its body is shaped like a funnel and its color varies from grey/green to red/brown. It has eight arms that radiate from its central mouth and each arm ends in clusters of up to ...
Here’s a shrimp that took the basic characteristics of an amphipod but also added a dash of weirdness. The skeleton shrimp is found not only in the Atlantic Ocean but also in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans. They usually live near the coast and eat whatever they can get. Allegedly, they freeze and wait for prey (worms, crustacean larvae...
Brittle stars are seafloor dwelling organisms that look like the slender version of a starfish. They play an important role in the Arctic food web, reshaping the seafloor sediment surface and influencing the distribution of other bottom-dwelling species. More so, they provide nutrition to fish and sea stars. The Gorgonocephalus arcticusis a suspens...
Described by some as the unicorn of the sea, the narwhal is a medium-sized toothed whale that can grow to a length of 5.5 meters (excluding the tusk). They are related to belugas, bottlenose dolphins, harbor porpoises, and orcas, and just like them, they travel in groups and feed on fish, squid, shrimps, and other marine creatures. The tusk is the ...
Also known as white whales, belugas are born gray or brown and fade to white after they become sexually mature at around five years of age. The animal is adapted to life in the Arctic and its white color is just one of the characteristics that differentiate it from other cetaceans. Belugas also possess a protuberance at the front of their head whic...
The bowhead whale is the only baleen whale endemic to the Arctic and subarctic region. They are distinguishable by their massive, thick triangular skull which allows them to break through 20-centimeter-thick sea ice. The animals often accumulate scars on their bodies from breaking the ice. Scientists use unique differences such as these scars to id...
Ribbon seals are native to Arctic regions and spend most of their life in cold waters. They form aggregations on the surface of the ice during spring to give birth, nurse pups, and molt. Consequently, these animals are sensitive to environmental changes that affect the extent of ice formation and breakup. This species of seal is recognizable by its...
Oct 1, 2008 · Arctic's underwater fauna. Overview. At around 78 degrees north, warmer waters are brought to the freezing Arctic Ocean by the Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Drift. The...
Feb 21, 2022 · Beneath the Arctic Ocean pack ice, not far from the geographic North Pole, the MOSAiC expedition research group studying the habitat and animals beneath the pack ice discovered a rich zooplankton community of crustaceans, jellyfish and comb jellyfish at depths of 100 to 600 meters.
Despite the harsh weather and the ice cover, the Arctic Ocean is teeming with life. It has a complex but abundance ecosystem that supports large predators such as walruses, polar bears and whales. Find out about this unusual ecosystem and the plants and animals that live in and on the ice by clicking on the image at left.
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Apr 24, 2024 · The following are examples of features found on the abyssal plains of the Arctic Ocean (see Figure 2). mid-ocean ridge: The mid-ocean ridge (see Figure 1), rising up from the abyssal plain, is an underwater mountain range, over 64,000 km (40,000 mi) long, rising to an average depth of 2,400 m (8,000 ft).
