<div class="cbp-popup-wrapper"> <div class="cbp-l-inline"> <img src="/okeanos/explorations/express/ex2301/gallery/media/ex2301-dive08-squat-lobster-800.jpg" alt="A squat lobster peeks out from the branches of a black coral (Chrysopathes speciosa) seen during Dive 08 of the 2023 Shakedown + EXPRESS West Coast Exploration expedition at a depth of 963 meters (3,159 feet). The team collected this coral colony for further taxonomic study and review." /> </div> <div class="cbp-l-inline-below"> <div class="cbp-l-inline-title">Squat Lobster In Black Coral</div> <div class="cbp-l-inline-subtitle"><em>Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2023 Shakedown + EXPRESS: West Coast Exploration.</em> <a href="/okeanos/explorations/express/ex2301/gallery/media/ex2301-dive08-squat-lobster-hires.jpg" download>Download larger version (jpg, 1.69 MB).</a></div> <div class="cbp-l-inline-desc"><p>A squat lobster peeks out from the branches of a black coral (<i>Chrysopathes speciosa</i>) seen during Dive 08 of the 2023 Shakedown + EXPRESS West Coast Exploration expedition at a depth of 963 meters (3,159 feet). The team collected this coral colony for further taxonomic study and review.</p></div> </div> </div>