New images from exploration voyages show how weird and wild it is under the sea.
Pictures taken of never-before-seen areas, especially off the eastern Pacific, show what looks like an imaginary world.
There's a delicate jellyfish, an eel with a strange head and a purple disco ball-like critter. And just in time for Halloween, there's a rare purple vampire squid, nicknamed for its red eyes and deep colour.
![A fish of the family Aphyonidae. Photo / AP](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/F37GLFBHN5NEPYZYUG22E3R6OM.jpg?auth=7f672825d540d0337ad97b7cbc17f2f6c57521e80edbed41e0fdbd59b70e59d5&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
The images are being shown as part of the National Ocean Exploration Forum this week in New York.