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Tube Worms Underwater With Eelpout Fish

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Deep sea vents in the Atlantic Ocean’s Mid-Atlantic Ridge support tubeworms, eelpout fish, and crabs. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an underwater mountain chain that extends about 10,000 miles (16,000 kilometers) from the Arctic Ocean to the southern tip of Africa.
Photograph by Emory Kristof

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