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The deep-sea mussel, Bathymodiolus brooksi Turner, Gustafson, Lutz, and Vrijenhoek, 1998, was originally collected using the submersible Alvin on 1990-04-11 at Alaminos Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, 26°21.1′N, 94°30.3′W, at a depth of about 2340 m (7722 ft). It is found associated with deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

I observed first-hand the paratype deposited at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, HMNS 45300 on 2005-05-05.

This deep-sea mussel was one of five species described in: Gustafson R.G., Turner R.D., Lutz R.A. & Vrijenhoek R.C. 1998. A new genus and five new species of mussels (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from deep-sea sulfide/hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico. Malacologia 40(1-2): 63-112.

A giant specimen of this species was found by NOAA at a later date:
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06mexico/logs/may20/media/bigmussel_600.html

Read more about this species in Tunnell et al. (2010) Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells, p. 313.

Specimen collected on the Northeast Pacific Deep-sea Expedition in May to June 2023. Look below for a link to the collection video, and check out the expedition website for more info at https://www.oceannetworks.ca/expeditions/northeast-pacific-deep-sea-expedition/

Observed on the Northeast Pacific Deep-sea Expedition in May to June 2023. Look below for a link to the observation video, and check out the expedition website for more info at https://www.oceannetworks.ca/expeditions/northeast-pacific-deep-sea-expedition/

Observed on the Northeast Pacific Deep-sea Expedition in May to June 2023. Look below for a link to the collection video, and check out the expedition website for more info at https://www.oceannetworks.ca/expeditions/northeast-pacific-deep-sea-expedition/

A dolphin doing everything except eating a snook, still living.

The snook was thrown into the air, slammed into the surface, hit with the dolphin's tail, chewed, released and caught again. I'm not sure if the fish was eventually consumed or