Deepest fish collected from 8,000 metres below sea level
Researchers have collected snailfish from depths of about 6,900-8,000 metres along the Mariana Trench in the Pacific, making it the deepest fish collected from the ocean floor. The new species named Mariana snailfish, can live under water pressures equivalent to an elephant standing on a thumb, said researchers. The scale-less translucent snailfish are said to feed on crustaceans and shrimp.