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