The specimens also include numerous "sea pigs", which are a type of sea cucumber already known to science, as well as small crustaceans that live on the sea floor, known as isopods. "[We've collected] ...

The specimens were the bycatch of a fishing vessel in the South China Sea, which researchers later bought to study.

Bathynomus isopods are divided into two size-based groups, researchers said. Giant species are 5.9 inches ... Researchers said many aquariums and museums now have Bathynomus exhibits to educate ...