The 30-day expedition was conducted by the University of Aberdeen’s Oceanlab and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand.
The lander, operating at a depth of 23,000 feet (7,000 meters), was loaded with bait to lure the deep-sea creatures into view.
The resulting video showed an unexpected dearth of diversity; animals observed included large grey cusk eels (some as long as one meter long), bright red prawns (shown directly above), and arrow-tooth eel pouts (shown above that one).
