Fish

Snailfish

Family Liparidae

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in all 5 oceans

All oceans, from the coasts to the deepest trenches, especially in cold waters

Depth

Surface to more than 8,000 m

Size

About 5 cm to 77 cm

Diet

Small crustaceans, fish for the large species

Zone

The sea floor · 200 – 3,500 m

Key facts

• A snailfish holds the record for the deepest fish ever filmed: 8,336 m, in 2022.
• Scaleless, with a flexible skeleton and a gelatinous layer, it withstands the crushing pressure of the trenches.

Verified sources

1. Natural History Museum : deepest ever fish filmed at 8,336 metres
2. Smithsonian Magazine : Behold the Deepest Fish Ever Filmed
3. Wikipedia : Snailfish
4. WoRMS, Liparidae

In the game: To observe

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