What is the deepest sea creature ever found?

Scientists have captured footage of a fish swimming more than 8km underwater, setting a new record for the deepest fish ever recorded. The animal, an unknown snailfish species belonging to the genus Pseudoliparis, was filmed at a depth of 8,336 metres in the Izu-Ogasawara trench, south-east of Japan.

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What fish was found at 8000 feet?

The two fish were later identified as the species Pseudoliparis belyaevi and are the first fish ever caught at a depth greater than 8000 metres. Some mariners may also know snailfish by their more common names -- 'sea snails' or 'lumpsuckers.

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What was the deepest fish ever caught?

Check out the deepest-swimming fish ever caught on camera The unknown snailfish species, of the genus Pseudoliparis, was recorded swimming in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench near Japan at a depth of 8,336 meters — or more than 27,000 feet down.

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What is the deepest fish in Australia?

Swimming 8,336 meters beneath the surface, the animal is now the deepest fish ever captured on film. The creature is a juvenile snailfish of an unknown species from the genus Pseudoliparis, according to a statement from the University of Western Australia.

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What is the bloodiest fish?

Meet the Stonefish: The World's Deadliest Fish. Introducing the stonefish – one of the deadliest fish in our oceans. With its potent venom, crusty skin and razor-sharp spines, this is one formidable creature, capable of killing a human in a matter of hours when a sting is left unchecked.

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What they Captured in Mariana Trench Shocked the Whole World

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What fish was found 420 million years old?

A fossil fish that predates dinosaurs and was thought to have gone extinct has been found alive in the West Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar. The fish named coelacanth was accidentally rediscovered by a group of South African shark hunters, according to reports.

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What 400 million year old fish is still alive?

The coelacanth was long considered a "living fossil" because scientists thought it was the sole remaining member of a taxon otherwise known only from fossils, with no close relations alive, and that it evolved into roughly its current form approximately 400 million years ago.

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Did Australian scientists help to find the deepest fish ever caught?

An expedition to the depths of the ocean has led Western Australian scientists to help reel in a fish from a record-breaking depth of more than 8000 metres. The two juvenile snailfish were collected from a trap 8022 metres deep in the Japan Trench, the University of Western Australia (UWA) said.

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What is Australia's most wanted fish?

A campaign dubbed 'Australia's Most Wanted' has been launched to help raise awareness and increase the odds for those on the hunt for the Season 7 Million Dollar Fish. The slippery suspect was last seen in Darwin Harbour wearing a red tag, as reported by key eyewitnesses.

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Why don t fish get crushed in the Mariana Trench?

Many sea creatures are made of mostly water. Water cannot be compressed, or squeezed, by pressure like air can. This means that animals in the sea can stay safe when in the depths of the sea, as their body is balanced with the pressure around them, whereas we have air in our bodies that would be crushed.

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What unknown fish was eaten in Australia?

The newly described species is a type of grouper and has been christened Epinephelus fuscomarginatus. Back in 2000, Queensland Museum fish expert Jeff Johnson was shown photographs of a mystery grouper by a fisherman.

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What fish is older than dinosaurs?

Coelacanths first appeared during the Devonian Period roughly 400 million years ago, about 170 million years before the dinosaurs.

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What fish is still alive after being fried?

The fish's brains are very much dead, but most of their tissue is very much alive. The muscles in the fish contain adenosine triphosphate, the main source of energy for muscle contractions. "Most of the tissue... is actually still alive," a chemistry professor at the University of Virginia explained to Discovery News.

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What is the longest fish ever found?

Enter Leedsichthys problematicus. The extinct fish—thought to be the largest on record—lived about 165 million years ago in Europe and South America. It grew to at least 16.5 meters in length and might have weighed 45 metric tons, which means it was larger even than today's whale shark.

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Were there fish in the ice age?

The researchers examined the core sample centimeter by centimeter, and found that during the last ice age, fish were considerably smaller than those in the same area today, and comprised different species of fish. Instead of anchovies, which dominate today, they found fish that resembled goby.

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What is the rarest prehistoric fish?

The primitive-looking coelacanth (pronounced SEEL-uh-kanth) was thought to have gone extinct with the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

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What fish was from 530 million years ago?

530 million years ago: The Pikaia species, the first known fish on Earth, evolved in the middle of the Ordovician period. Around 530 million years ago: Haikouichthys, the earliest fish species discovered, evolved as one of the earliest vertebrate organisms in the world. It has a notochord and multiple gills.

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Can fish feel pain?

Neurobiologists have long recognized that fish have nervous systems that comprehend and respond to pain. Fish, like “higher vertebrates,” have neurotransmitters such as endorphins that relieve suffering—the only reason for their nervous systems to produce these painkillers is to alleviate pain.

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Do fish mourn their dead?

Fish often remain unusually still after a fellow dies in the same aquarium. Researchers say this behavior is probably due to stress hormones released into the water by the dying fish.

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Can you eat a fish that died naturally?

Fish can be carriers of viruses or bacteria, but may show no signs of disease. Fish that appear normal are safe to eat so long as the fish is properly cooked. Do not eat fish you found dead, decomposing, or that appears sick.

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What was the first fish in Earth?

The first fish were primitive jawless forms (agnathans) which appeared in the Early Cambrian, but remained generally rare until the Silurian and Devonian when they underwent a rapid evolution.

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What is the most prehistoric fish alive today?

Once thought to have gone extinct around the same time as dinosaurs, the coelacanths were rediscovered in 1938 off the coast of South Africa. Now over 360 million years old, these giant, prehistoric marine animals are still considered endangered and are rarely seen.

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What prehistoric animals are still alive?

These Prehistoric Ocean Animals are Still Around Today
  • 23 million years old—Pygmy right whale.
  • 80 million years old—Frilled shark.
  • 360 million years old—Coelacanth.
  • 360 million years old—Lamprey.
  • 450 million years old—Horseshoe crab.
  • 500 million years old—Nautilus.
  • 500 million years old—Sea jellies.

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Did Tasmanian Aborigines eat fish?

Certainly, Tasmanian Aboriginal people ate fish from about the late 1830s. If this was a newly adopted practice, then it needs to be recognised as an important addition to the many adaptations made to their traditional culture in response to colonisation.

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What fish did aboriginals eat?

The general name for fish was maugro. Only two of the fish seen caught or eaten were named by the British colonists - these were bream and mullet. Colonists noticed that people did not appear to like eating stingrays and sharks, though these fish may have been eaten at times when other fish were in short supply.

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