snailfish
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The deepest marine vertebrate life filmed before this expedition was at 8,336m - a snailfish that was filmed swimming in a deep ocean trench off the coast of Japan in 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
In addition to jellyfish, crustaceans and macroalgae were other important components of the diet of some species, while fish species such as the polar cod or snailfish played an important role for other species.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2024
Osmolytes are less effective at low temperatures, and these snailfish are living near the edge of what’s possible.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 7, 2023
A team of Australian and Japanese researchers has set the record for the deepest fish ever filmed, after observing a type of snailfish swimming more than five miles underwater.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
The snailfish, of the Pseudoliparis belyaevi species, are the first to be caught below 8,000 metres, the expedition said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 3, 2023
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