A most abysmal fish
The world's deepest living fish has been filmed at 7700 metres below the sea. For those of you who, like me, have a hard time picturing how deep that is, think about how high a commercial airplane flies above the surface, and imagine that height as a depth beneath the waves.
They're called Hadan Snailfish and live in the deep trenches of the Pacific Ocean, where pressures of 8,000 tonnes per square metre are common. That's equivalent to the pressure of 1600 elephants standing on the roof of a Mini car.
These snailfish are apparently highly social. Personally, I don't find that surprising. It's gotta be lonely down there.
These critters are yet another reason we need to protect our oceans. Sign this petition asking the UN to set aside 40% of our world's oceans as Marine Reserves.
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