In the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 2,000 meters managed to capture the "headless chicken monster"

Scientists from Nautilus Live spotted the rare sea cucumber Enypniastes eximia while diving to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean to study seamounts. Due to his unusual appearance, he is also called the "Headless Chicken Monster" or the "Spanish Dancer".

This species of holothurian exhibits a unique set of webbed fins that allow it to rise up to 1,000 meters from the bottom to move from one place to another. This individual was spotted at a depth of 2,000 meters. It is about 45 cm in size.

The creature was filmed using an ROV Hercules Zeus camera mounted on the body of a remote controlled deep-sea vehicle.

Scientists notedthat this unusually colored sea cucumber is just one of the amazing creatures they managed to capture as part of the Luʻuaeaahikiikekumu expedition while exploring the seamounts of the ridge Liliuokalani. In the near future, they may share other videos with rare inhabitants of the ocean floor.

Enypniastes eximia is rarely caught on camera, especially when moving to a new location. The last time this species was photographed was in the Gulf of Mexico in 2017 - the video is above.