23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Portrait of Pterotrachea
Heteropod Sea elephants are holoplanktonic marine gastropods that drift in the open ocean. They use keen eyesight to hunt other drifting animals in the endless dark ocean. Taken on a blackwater dive off Boynton Beach, Florida.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 02.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America |
| Camera: | ILCE-7RM3 |
| Copyright: | © Gabriel Jensen |