Watch footage of the deepest fish ever caught on camera

Watch footage of the deepest fish ever caught on camera

Scientists from the University of Western Australia and Japan recorded footage of the snailfish at a depth of over eight kilometers underwater.
Courtesy of Caladan Oceanic/The University of Western Australia. Reproduced by permission.
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