msquebanh, “It’s not a normal species you see here so it was very cool to see,” Brulot-Sawchyn said.
He was right about it being unusual, the praya dubia or giant #siphonophore generally lives in the #mesopelagic zone, 300 to 700 metres under the sea, said Moira Galbraith a #marine biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
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