Hydrothermal Vent Community
Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition. NW Eifuku Volcano. Swimming shrimp, a few squat lobsters, and hundreds of vent mussels (Bathymodiolus sp.). The two red laser dots are 10cm (about 4 inches) apart.
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