Triple the Chaunacops Fun

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Triple the Chaunacops Fun | Nautilus Live

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Red (or should we say pink?) alert to Chaunacops fans! In this highlight video, we bring you not one, not two, but THREE Chaunacops spotted during our Ala ʻAumoana Kai Uli (NA154) expedition. Our Corps of Exploration spotted these sea toads while exploring Unnamed Seamount 12 in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument- roughly 60 nautical miles northwest of Hōlanikū (Kure Atoll). These anglerfish belong to the family Chaunacidae. They are bottom-dwelling ambush predators best known for their bioluminescent lures.

Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na154

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