The Mariana snailfish looks a lot like a big tadpole, but it can live its life at conditions that would completely crush any amphibian.

According to Guinness World Records, the previous record for the deepest fish was a Mariana snailfish (P. swirei) observed at 26,831 feet in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific on May 18, 2017.

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The previous deepest fish recorded was the Mariana snailfish (Pseudoliparis swirei), recorded at a depth of 8,178m (26,831ft) further south between Japan and Papua New Guinea in the Mariana Trench.

The unknown species of snailfish was caught on camera swimming 27,350 feet underwater by a ... Jamieson also made that discovery in 2017 —.a Mariana snailfish in the Mariana trench. Filed under.

These snailfish named Pseudoliparis belyaevi are believed to be the first fish collected from depths greater than 26,000 feet and have only ever been seen at a depth of 25,272 feet back in 2008.

The Mariana snailfish lives at depths between 6,000 and 8,000 meters (3.7 to 5 miles) under the ocean’s surface. They are top predators of the hadal food web, ...

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.