Scientists filmed a fish swimming at a depth of more than 8,300 meters. This is the deepest fish ever seen

The species – a species of snails of the genus Pseudoliparis – was taken in southern Japan

Scientists say this may be the maximum depth at which the fish can survive. So far, the deepest depth at which the fish was observed was 8178 m in the Pacific Ocean.

Snail fish are truly amazing. There are more than 300 species, most of which are found in estuaries. They have also adapted to life in the cold waters of the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as to the extreme pressure conditions that exist in the world’s deepest oceans.

At a depth of 8 km, the pressure exceeds 80 megapascals, which is 800 times greater than the pressure on the surface of the ocean.

Their gelatinous bodies help them survive. The lack of a bladder to control buoyancy (which most fish have) is an added advantage.