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A new record has been set for the deepest fish ever seen in the world, at an incredible depth of 26,722 feet (8,145 metres).
The snailfish was found at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, and breaks the previous record by almost 1,640 feet (500 metres).
The finding was part of an international expedition that also found many other new species at the extreme depths.
The bizarre creature found is thought to be a snailfish, a 'ghostly' looking creature that has a tad-pole like body
They have large heads, small eyes and no scales, and are normally slightly larger than a human hand in length.
Dr Alan Jamieson, from Aberdeen University said: 'This really deep fish did not look like anything we had seen before, nor does it look like anything we know of.
'It is unbelievably fragile, with large wing-like fins and a head resembling a cartoon dog'.
Read more here. (The Daily Mail)
The snailfish was found at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, and breaks the previous record by almost 1,640 feet (500 metres).
The finding was part of an international expedition that also found many other new species at the extreme depths.
The bizarre creature found is thought to be a snailfish, a 'ghostly' looking creature that has a tad-pole like body
They have large heads, small eyes and no scales, and are normally slightly larger than a human hand in length.
Dr Alan Jamieson, from Aberdeen University said: 'This really deep fish did not look like anything we had seen before, nor does it look like anything we know of.
'It is unbelievably fragile, with large wing-like fins and a head resembling a cartoon dog'.
Read more here. (The Daily Mail)
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