First Time In Sea: Fish Discovered At 8000m Depth

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A species of fish has been discovered for the first time at a depth of more than 8,000 metres in the Sea of Japan, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

This fish is a type of snail fish belonging to the genus Pseudoliparis and has been discovered by unmanned submersibles.

Experts from the University of Tokyo and the University of Western Australia discovered the fish swimming at a depth of 8,336 meters in the Pacific Ocean south of Japan and captured it on camera.

Say hello to the deepest fish in the ocean 👋

Thanks to: With thanks to: University of Western Australia Minderoo Deep Sea Research Centre and the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT) pic.twitter.com/mrylxOdqeG

— Guinness World Records (@GWR) April 4, 2023

After this snailfish was filmed, scientists discovered two more snailfish of the Pseudoliparisbelyaevi species at a depth of 8,22 metres. Scientists said that this is the first fish that has been discovered at a depth of more than 8 thousand metres.

Previously, a snail fish named Mariana Trench was discovered in the Pacific Ocean off Japan at a depth of 8,178 metres.

A scientist from the University of Western Australia made a prediction 10 years ago that fish can survive at a depth of 8,200 metres to 8,400 metres from the ocean.

It should be noted that the pressure in the 8000-metre depth of the sea is 800 times higher than the surface, and no living organism has been seen alive at such a high pressure.