
Chauliodontidae. Photo: Marine National Facility.
Chauliodontidae. Photo: Marine National Facility.

Larval lobster. Photo: Marine National Facility.
Larval lobster. Photo: Marine National Facility.

Scorpaenidae. Photo: Marine National Facility.
Scorpaenidae. Photo: Marine National Facility.

Chiasmodontidae. Photo: Marine National Facility.
Chiasmodontidae. Photo: Marine National Facility.

Holocentridae. Photo: Marine National Facility.
Holocentridae. Photo: Marine National Facility.

A black Dragonfish. Photo: MNF/Derrick Cruz
A black Dragonfish. Photo: MNF/Derrick Cruz

Triaxus deployment. Photo: Marine National Facility and Stewart Wilde.
Triaxus deployment. Photo: Marine National Facility and Stewart Wilde.

Oceanographers from UNSW release satellite drifters from the RV Investigator into the eddies. Photo: Marine National Facility and Ian Suthers.
Oceanographers from UNSW release satellite drifters from the RV Investigator into the eddies. Photo: Marine National Facility and Ian Suthers.

The sunken caldera. Image: Marine National Facility.
The sunken caldera. Image: Marine National Facility.
UNSW marine scientists on board Australia's new research vessel Investigator have collected some creepy-looking creatures, many smaller than your fingernail, while on an expedition that discovered a cluster of sunken, extinct volcanoes. Some of the larval fish look more at home in an episode of the Twilight Zone. Photos: Marine National Facility.