New marine species in the deep seas of Phoenix Islands archipelago were captured on camera by Schmidt Ocean Institute's marine scientists while on their 34-day expedition of the deep water, wherein one of the deep-sea creature rarely sighted was the 'glass octopus'. The glass octopus, named for its nearly transparent skin, looked gracefully ethereal from the video taken by scientists upon exploring the seamounts in the central Pacific Ocean aboard the research vessel Falkor for 34 days. According to the marine experts, the particular species of the octopus was previously unknown, including the deep-water whale shark that was also a rare find.