See how tonguefish attack dead fish on the seafloor at Daikoku near the Mariana Islands

See how tonguefish attack dead fish on the seafloor at Daikoku near the Mariana Islands

Dead mid-water fish float down to the seafloor and are attacked by tonguefish (family Cynoglossidae) at Daikoku, an undersea volcano near the Mariana Islands.
Major funding for this expedition was provided by NOAA Ocean Exploration Program and NOAA Vents Program; video clips edited by Bill Chadwick, Oregon State University/NOAA
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