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Phantom Anglerfish Discovered in Mariana Trench | Philadelphia News
Scientists have uncovered a ghostly new deep-sea fish in the Mariana Trench—nicknamed the “phantom anglerfish”—thriving at crushing depths of over 26,000 feet with eerie bioluminescence and no visible eyes. Found via advanced ROV tech, this bizarre creature defies expectations about life in the hadal zone, revealing how much remains unknown in Earth’s darkest oceans. Its discovery hints at a hidden biodiversity hotspot and offers clues to evolution under extreme pressure. Researchers are now racing to decode its biology, diet, and role in the abyssal food web—each find rewriting our…
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