Deepest fish ever filmed off the coast of Japan

Minderoo-UWA Deep Sea Research CentreThe deepest fish ever filmed

NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 09:53

Australian scientists have filmed a fish at a depth of over 8.3 kilometers, which is a record. Never before have images been made of a fish so deep under water.

It is a snail dolphin, a small saltwater fish. The fish was filmed by a type of submarine robot placed in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench, south of Japan.

According to scientists, it is the deepest point in the sea where a fish can live. Because the pressure at such depths is enormous, other fish cannot live there. Due to its jelly-like structure, the snail dolphin succeeds. The fact that the water in the Japanese trough is much warmer also helps. But the chance of survival at a depth of more than 8.3 kilometers is much smaller, the researchers say.

Deepest fish ever caught

The previous depth record where a fish was filmed was 8178 meters, about 150 meters below the current record. Ten years ago scientists already predicted that fish would be found at a depth of 8200 to 8400 meters. Now that is confirmed.

The Australians also set another record: the deepest fish ever caught. That was at a depth of just over 8000 meters.

Deepest fish ever caught that is not a deep sea fish.

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