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Ghost Snailfish Defies Deep-Sea Limits | Orange County News
Scientists have uncovered a shocking new deep-sea fish in the Mariana Trench—nicknamed the “ghost snailfish”—that thrives at depths over 8,000 meters, rewriting what we thought was biologically possible. With a gelatinous, scaleless body built to withstand crushing pressure, this creature defies old assumptions about life in Earth’s deepest ocean zones. Researchers found them swimming in groups, thriving where conditions were once deemed lethal. Now, scientists are racing to decode its genetics, diet, and reproduction—opening doors to understanding how life survives in the planet’s most…
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