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Mariana Snailfish
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Mariana Snailfish

Pseudoliparis swirei

Pseudoliparis swirei, the Mariana snailfish, is a species of snailfish found at hadal depths in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean. It is known from a depth range of 6,198–8,076 m (20,335–26,496 ft), including a capture at 7,966 m (26,135 ft), which possibly is the record for a fish caught on the seafloor.. Various anatomical and genetic features help this species thrive in such depths.

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