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Scientists who were mapping 1,500 square miles of of an undersea mountain range in the North Atlantic Ocean discovered some new species, NationalGeopraphic.com reports.

According to Monty Priede, expedition leader and director of the University of Aberdeen’s Oceanlab research center, the area is about the size of the European Alps. It’s remoteness and depth have kept it pretty much unexplored until recently, and in fact, the area is chock-full of life in the inky depths.

The website has a slide show of a few of the creatures found. My favorite was this glass squid with a polka-dotted mantle and googly eyes.

The Glass Squid (Photo from NationalGeographic.com)