sea pig
Deep-sea cucumber relative
A sea pig is a deep-sea creature related to sea cucumbers, with a plump, pinkish body and tube-like legs that let it walk along the ocean floor.
The name comes from its rounded, piglet-like appearance.
Sea pigs are scavengers, feeding on organic matter that drifts down to the seafloor.
Of the sea bottom
- detritivoreEats dead organic material
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- marineRelating to the sea
- oceanicOf the sea
fauna · zoology · sediment · scavenger · tube feet · translucent · pink · plump
Arrangement around central axis
- tube feetHydraulic locomotion appendages
- ossiclesMinute skeletal structures
- calcium carbonateMineral in shells and marble
- starfishFive-armed marine invertebrate
sand dollar · brittle star · regeneration · dermal · spiny · marine · invertebrate
Extremely deep, unmeasurable
- seafloorOcean's solid base
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- pressureForce upon contact
- darknessTotal absence of light
submersible · exploration · hydrothermal · oceanography · sonar · fathom · sediment · brine
benthic
Of the sea bottom
- detritivoreEats dead organic material
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- marineRelating to the sea
oceanic · fauna · zoology · sediment · scavenger · tube feet · translucent · pink · plump · legs
radial symmetry
Arrangement around central axis
- tube feetHydraulic locomotion appendages
- ossiclesMinute skeletal structures
- calcium carbonateMineral in shells and marble
starfish · sand dollar · brittle star · regeneration · dermal · spiny · marine · invertebrate
abyssal
Extremely deep, unmeasurable
darkness · submersible · exploration · hydrothermal · oceanography · sonar · fathom · sediment · brine · cold
sea pigflying fish
Marine glider with fins
sea bird · plankton · coral reef fish · shore crab · jellyfish
sea, pig, seaside, pigs, seashore, seaweed, piglet, seas, seaport