Who lives at the bottom of the ocean: scientists filmed fish at a record depth of 8,336 meters
Miscellaneous / / April 04, 2023
Scientists from the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology filmed a snail fish from the genus Pseudoliparis. The autonomous module “caught” it in the Izu-Ogasawara trench in southern Japan at a depth of 8,336 meters, writes BBC.
This is the maximum depth at which it was possible to detect any of the fish known to science. Previously, the record belonged to the same species - 8,200 meters.
The pressure at this depth is more than 80 megapascals, which is 800 times the pressure at the surface of the ocean, scientists say.
Fish from the genus Pseudoliparis live both in shallow waters and at record depths of the oceans, including the cold waters of the Arctic and Antarctic. Their body structure and lack of a swim bladder, which many other fish have, help them survive in extreme environments. They are considered predators - they feed mainly on a variety of arthropods.
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