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Kōrero: Deep-sea creatures

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Exploration of the deep

16th-century depiction of the deep

16th-century depiction of the deep

The voyage of the Challenger

The voyage of the Challenger (1 o 3)

The Challenger’s deep-sea trawl

The Challenger’s deep-sea trawl (2 o 3)

Laboratory on the Challenger

Laboratory on the Challenger (3 o 3)

New Zealand’s submerged continent

New Zealand’s submerged continent

Big catch

Zones of the ocean

Zones of the ocean

Mai i te whārangi 2 - The mesopelagic zone

Slender lanternfish

Slender lanternfish

Blobfish and snailfish

Blobfish and snailfish

Prickly shark

Light-producing creatures

Light-producing creatures (1 o 3)

Firefly squid

Firefly squid (2 o 3)

A swarm of krill

A swarm of krill (3 o 3)

Pearlside

Giant squid

Mai i te whārangi 3 - The bathypelagic zone

Bristlemouth

Examining slickheads

Examining slickheads

Gulper eel

Humpback anglerfish

Humpback anglerfish

Phantom anglerfish

Phantom anglerfish

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Sea-floor life

The ocean floor

The ocean floor

Two species of giant tubeworm

Two species of giant tubeworm

Collapsible sea urchins

Collapsible sea urchins

King crab

Bottom-dwelling species

Bottom-dwelling species (1 o 3)

Ling

Rat-tail fish

Rat-tail fish (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Fishing in the deep

Fishing for hoki

Fishing for hoki

Estimating the age of a fish

Estimating the age of a fish

Patagonian toothfish

Patagonian toothfish

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Paddy Ryan, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/deep-sea-creatures/media (accessed 30 September 2020)

He kōrero nā Paddy Ryan, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006