Amphipods (IMAGE)

Census of Marine Life

Amphipods

Caption

This is a photo of sand fleas (amphipod crustaceans) under nearshore ice in the Beaufort Sea. Ice-associated amphipods are a major food source for Arctic cod, in turn the main prey for ice seals.

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Photo credit: Shawn Harper, University of Alaska Fairbanks / COML

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