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The Deep Ocean Project

A deep ocean voyage to dicover the life under water. Includes depth, name of fish, latin name.
​Work in Progress, inspired by: ​https://neal.fun/deep-sea/
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1 metre Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar
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47 meter Atlantic cod Gadus morhua
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58 meter Spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias
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107 meter Killer whale Orcinus orca
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217 meter Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus

SUNLIGHT ZONE - 200 metres

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239 meter Kelp Laminariales
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261 meter Olive Ridley Sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
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272 meter Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias
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288 meter Bottlenose dolphin dive Tursiops
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299 meter Cockatoo squid Cranchiidae
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458 meter Sea angel Gymnosomata
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474 meter Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
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502 meter Mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus
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524 meter Emporer penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
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562 meter Nautilus Nautilidae
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579 meter Sunfish Mola mola
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644 meter Japanese spider crab Macrocheira kaempferi
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606 meter Bamboo coral Isididae
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699 meter Coelacanth Coelacanthiformes
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727 meter King crab Lithodidae
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765 meter Giant pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini
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803 meter Giant oarfish Regalecus glesne
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831 meter Monkfish Lophius
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918 meter Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
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950 meter Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea
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972 meter Baird's beaked whale Berardius

TWILIGHT ZONE - 1000 Metres

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Deepest Scuba Dive, 1090 metres.
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1038 meter Anglerfish Lophiiformes
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1071 meter Phronima Phronima
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1098 meter Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus
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1142 meter Venus flytrap sea anemone Actinoscyphia aurelia
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1164 meter Blobfish Psychrolutes marcidus
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1197 meter Frilled shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus
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1290 meter Goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni
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1328 meter Bubblegum coral Paragorgia arborea
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1367 meter Hatchetfish Sternoptychinae
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1444 meter Dragonfish Scleropages formosus
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1482 meter Big red jellyfish Tiburonia granrojo
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1553 meter Giant tube worm Riftia pachyptila
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1646 meter Yeti crab Kiwa hirsuta
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1723 meter Sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus
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1800 meter Narwhal Monodon monoceros
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1899 meter Jewel squid Histioteuthis reversa
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1970 meter Sea pen Pennatulacea
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2096 meter Giant isopod Bathynomus
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2200 meter Colossal squid Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
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2299 meter Barreleye fish Opisthoproctidae
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2743 meter Black swallower Chiasmodon niger
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2797 meter Viperfish Chauliodus
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2847 meter Scaly-foot snail Chrysomallon squamiferum
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2907 meter Vampire squid Vampyroteuthis infernalis
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2951 meter Headless chicken fish Enypniastes
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3000 meter Cuvier's beaked whale dive Ziphius cavirostris
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3060 meter Gulper eel Eurypharynx pelecanoides
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3099 meter Cosmic jellyfish Rhopalonematid trachymedusa
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3187 meter Spotlight loosejaw Malacosteus
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3318 meter Harp sponge Chondrocladia lyra
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3396 meter Cookiecutter shark Isistius brasiliensis
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3500 meter Lizardfish Synodus
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3577 meter Flabby Whalefish Cetomimidae
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3947 meter Dumbo octopus Grimpoteuthis

MIDNIGHT ZONE - 4000 Metres

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4051 meter Atolla jellyfish Atolla wyvillei
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4500 meter Sea pig Scotoplanes
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4599 meter Megamouth Shark Megachasma pelagios
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4698 meter Fangtooth Anoplogaster
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4802 meter Tripod fish Bathypterois grallator
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4999 meter Caridea Caridea
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5097 meter Faceless fish Typhlonus nasus
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5497 meter Brittle Star Ophiuroidea
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5602 meter Abyssal Spiderfish Bathypterois longipes

THE ABYSALL ZONE - 6000 Metres

THE HADAL ZONE - The very deepest depths 

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8178 meter Hadal Snailfish Pseudoliparis amblystomopsis
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8369 meter Cusk Eel Ophidiidae
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10321 meter Hadal Amphipod Hirondellea gigas

We Would Love to Have You Visit Soon!


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Last admission 45 minutes before closing every day.

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