The deep-sea creatures of Glowing Oceans
Eight of the book’s 101 deep-sea creatures, each with its three facts, field notes, depth and plates. More are added as the plates are finished.
Ten families of shape
The creatures on this site come from six of the ten families. Each page gives the creature’s common and Latin names, its depth, its size and its range, three facts written to be read aloud, and links to the other creatures of its family.
The 101 creatures of the book are arranged not by family tree but by shape, so that the book can be browsed like a gallery. Each family gathers animals that look alike, even when they are not related.
Long, thin bodies that coil and ribbon through the water: eels, siphonophores, worms.
Flat, sharp-edged bodies like blades and shields, such as the hatchetfish.
Round bodies and glowing lures, from the anglerfish to the snailfish.
Bells and cloaks that open and close, the jellies and the vampire squid.
Long-legged walkers of the seafloor, isopods, crabs and sea spiders.
Pale, drifting forms with long arms or fins, such as the bigfin squid.
Spines, bristles and needle-like teeth.
See-through bodies with glowing inner structures, like the comb jellies.
Upright, built-looking forms rising from the floor of the sea.
Soft bodies with no fixed shape.
Pelican EelNo. 1 · The Parachute Jaw
Diaphanous HatchetfishNo. 10 · The Silver Razor-Blade
Humpback AnglerfishNo. 21 · The Living Light-Rod
Atacama SnailfishNo. 23 · The Pressure-Proof Puddle
Vampire SquidNo. 31 · The Cloaked Phantom
Atolla JellyNo. 32 · The Deep-Sea Burglar Alarm
Giant IsopodNo. 41 · The Deep-Sea Scavenger Tank
Bloody-Belly Comb JellyNo. 72 · The Sparkling Rainbow Light ShowAll 101 creatures of the book
The book is arranged not by family tree but by shape, in ten families. Creatures with their own page are linked; the others appear in the book and will be added here as their plates are finished.
I · Serpentine Cords
- Pelican Eel · The Parachute Jaw
- Black Dragonfish · The Shimmering Midnight Ribbon
- Giant Siphonophore · The Drifting Train Track
- Red Siphonophore · The Fiery Abyssal Chain
- Bobtail Snipe Eel · The Arrowhead Arrow
- Ribbon Sawtail Fish · The Neon Jagged Cord
- Tomopteris Worm · The Glowing Yellow Paddle
- Arrow Worm · The Abyssal Glass Dart
- Swima Green Bomber · The Deep-Sea Flare Dropper
II · Angular Shields & Hatchets
- Diaphanous Hatchetfish · The Silver Razor-Blade
- Pancake Batfish · The Crawling Circular Disc
- Pancake Urchin · The Abyssal Leather Wheel
- Deepsea Skate · The Abyssal Stealth Bomber
- Filetail Catshark · The Saw-Tailed Fortress
- Bony-Eared Assfish · The Spike-Crowned Tadpole
- Abyssal Grenadier · The Metallic Needle-Tail
- Sole-Bearing Barreleye · The Plated Glass Box
- Deepsea Sole · The Twisted Asymmetric Oval
- Kitefin Shark · The Black Wedge Predator
- Spotted Lanternfish · The Rising Constellation
III · Lantern Spheres & Balloons
- Humpback Anglerfish · The Living Light-Rod
- Cockatoo Squid · The Spiked Glass Balloon
- Atacama Snailfish · The Pressure-Proof Puddle
- Piglet Squid · The Floating Barrel
- Triplewart Seadevil · The Beaded Warty Orb
- Deep-Sea Puffer · The Spiny Inflatable Swell-Ball
- Slime Star · The Puffy Mucus Cushion
- Goiter Blacksmelt · The Giant Violet-Eyed Sphere
- Ping-Pong Sponge · The Glowing Spike Stem
- Sea Onion Anemone · The Fibrous Abyssal Bulb
IV · Pulsing Parasols & Domes
- Vampire Squid · The Cloaked Phantom
- Atolla Jelly · The Deep-Sea Burglar Alarm
- Dumbo Octopus · The Deep-Sea Glider
- Crown Jelly · The Deep Ruby Helmet
- Umbrella Squid · The Jewel-Clad Parasol
- Lobate Comb Jelly · The Shifting Glass Capsule
- Flapjack Octopus · The Gelatinous Swimming Pancake
- Benthocodon Jelly · The Blood-Red Fringed Dome
- Narcomedusa · The Star-Shaped Glass Parasol
- Psychedelic Jelly · The Electric Neon Firework
V · Spindly Walkers & Insectoids
- Giant Isopod · The Deep-Sea Scavenger Tank
- Tripod Fish · The Three-Legged Stilt Walker
- Giant Sea Spider · The Walking Skeleton
- Yeti Crab · The Shaggy Deep-Sea Abyssal Hermit
- Japanese Spider Crab · The Long-Reaching Skeletal Titan
- Phronima Amphipod · The Transparent Jelly Hatcher
- Cystisoma Amphipod · The Glass Eye-Head
- Hoff Crab · The Hairy-Chested Volcanic Dweller
- Scarlet King Crab · The Spiked Abyssal Citadel
- Munnopsid Isopod · The Upside-Down Paddle Spider
VI · Ghostly Phantoms
- Bigfin Squid · The Elbow-Bent Phantom
- Telescope Octopus · The Periscope Phantom
- Chiroteuthid Squid · The Living Neon Bait-Line
- Blanket Octopus · The Flowing Silken Sheet
- Deep-Sea Siphonophore · The Flashing Light Chandelier
- Dandelion Siphonophore · The Tethered Fireball Puff
- Transparent Sea Cucumber · The Flying Pink Specimen Jar
- Tube-Eye Fish · The Ribbon-Tailed Binocular
- Ribbonfish · The Silver Streaming Pennant
- Longnose Lancetfish · The Fanged Phantom Sail
- Barreleye · The Glass-Domed Watcher
VII · Needle-Toothed & Bristled
- Stoplight Loosejaw · The Invisible Red Sniper
- Sloane's Viperfish · The Interlocking Fanged Cage
- Common Fangtooth · The Ogre-Faced Deep Terror
- Spiny Brisingid Star · The Twelve-Armed Thorn Wheel
- Cactus Sea Urchin · The Vertical Abyssal Tower
- Goblin Shark · The Dagger-Snouted Catapult
- Frilled Shark · The Prehistoric Fanged Serpent
- Hammerjaw · The Cleaver-Headed Dagger-Throat
- Daggertooth · The Serrated Barracuda Lance
- Japanese Spiny Crab · The Toothpick Needle Fortress
VIII · Crystals & Neon Skeletons
- Bloody-Belly Comb Jelly · The Sparkling Rainbow Light Show
- Glass Octopus · The Invisible Brain Ring
- Glass Squid · The Crescent Headlight Cylinder
- Salp Chain · The Interlocking Glass Train
- Venus Flytrap Anemone · The Deep Fleshy Clam-Trap
- Silky Jelly · The Opal Reflective Decoy Bell
- Lycoteuthid Squid · The Red Arrow Node Shaft
- Velvet Belly Lanternshark · The Midnight Grid-Lantern
- Scale Worm · The Overlapping Crystal Roof Tile
- Shining Sea Star · The Geometric Mud Cross
- Firefly Squid · The Blue Spark of Toyama
IX · Architectural Towers
- Giant Tube Worm · The Red-Plumed Plastic Pipeline
- Bamboo Coral · The Electric Blue Ivory Tree
- Umbellula Sea Pen · The Alien Abyssal Lamppost
- Carnivorous Sponge · The Velcroid Feather Duster
- Deep-Sea Lily · The Feathered Satellite Dish
- Black Coral Tree · The Monolithic Wire Bush
- Hydrothermal Vent Snail · The Scaled Iron Fortress
- Sea Feather · The Glowing Abyssal Quill Pen
- Glass Sponge · The Crystal Birdcage Tower
- Mushroom Coral · The Translucent Polypped Doorknob
- Bubble Gum Coral · The Bulbous Node Tree
X · Amorphous Blobs & Mats
- Scotoplanes Sea Pig · The Abyssal Mud-Vacuum
- Psychropotes Cucumber · The Flying Yellow Sail-Blob
- Xenophyophore · The Folded Mud-Ribbon Ball
- Cookiecutter Shark · The Glowing Torso Cigar
- Pacific Hagfish · The Slime-Spewing Muscle Cord
- Brittle Star Mat · The Writhing Neon Carpet
- Benthic Sea Slug · The Fringed Red Door-Mat
- Abyssal Sea Onion · The Corrugated Leathery Cone