Sea Cucumber: July 27, 2010

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NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, INDEX-SATAL 2010. Download larger version (mp4, 16.4 MB).

 

How about capping off Friday with a little sea cucumber ballet?

Seen at a depth of 3,175 meters (2 miles) near the base of submarine volcano in Indonesian waters during the INDEX 2010: “Indonesia-USA Deep-Sea Exploration of the Sangihe Talaud Region” expedition, this graceful swimmer isn't really living up to its (vegetable) namesake, is it?