AN OCTOPUS with ear-like fins, a deep-sea worm that feasts on crude oil and a transparent sea cucumber (pictured). Those are just a few of the weird animals living in the deep ocean that are described in the latest deep-sea edition of the Census of Marine Life.
On 22 November, the census updated its record of animals living between the depths of 200 metres and 5000 metres, bringing the number of known marine species living in darkness to 17,650.
One of the additions is a recently discovered deep-sea octopus, which was found on an expedition to the mid-Atlantic…
