Pseudoliparis swirei
| Pseudoliparis swirei | |
|---|---|
| Photographs A and B were taken in the wild and C was taken after capture | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Pseudoliparis |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/PseudoliparisP. swirei
|
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoliparis swirei Gerringer & Linley, 2017[1]
| |
Pseudoliparis swirei, the Mariana snailfish, is a species of deep-sea snailfish that lives at the bottom of theMariana Trench. It is one of the deepest fish ever. It resides at very extreme depths of 7,966 m (26,135 ft).
Depth record
This fish lives in the hadal zone. It is estimated to have reached a whopping 26,200 feet (8,000 m). It can go deeper than any fish.
Description
Appearance
P. swirei has transparent skin, ossified bones, an inflated stomach and a non-closed skull. It has large eggs.
Discovery
The Mariana snailfish was discovered in 2017 by Gerringer & Linley. In 2014, they used mackerel so that the fish could swim up and eat it.
Name
The species name, swirei, is named after Herbert Swire.
Gallery
References
- Irving, Michael (29 November 2017). "New Mariana Trench species is the deepest-dwelling fish in the ocean". New Atlas. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
Other websites
- ↑ Gerringer, M.E.; T.D. Linley; P.H. Yancey; A.J. Jamieson; E. Goetze; J.C. Drazen (2017). "Pseudoliparis swirei sp. nov.: A newly-discovered hadal snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Mariana Trench". Zootaxa. 4358 (1): 161–177. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4358.1.7. PMID 29245485.