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.

Fish have been caught more than 5 miles (8 kilometres) under the surface of the ocean for the first time ever - and filmed even deeper - by a joint Japanese-Australian scientific expedition.

Here’s a video of the fish floating around. It looks kind of like a large, pale tadpole with fins on the side: 🌊 Scientists from #UWA and Japan have set a new record for the deepest fish ever ...

The deepest known fish ever recorded has been discovered swimming more than five miles below ... The unknown species of snailfish was caught on camera swimming 27,350 feet underwater by a deep ...

A team of scientists exploring deep sea trenches off the coast of Japan set two new records: the deepest fish ever filmed and the deepest fish ever caught. The scientists were led by Alan Jamieson ...

🌊 Scientists from #UWA and Japan have set a new record for the deepest fish ever filmed and caught! 🐟 They discovered a snailfish at a depth of 8,336m in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench and 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 ...