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Deep-Sea Fish Defies Limits in Mariana Trench | Philadelphia News
Scientists have uncovered a shocking new deep-sea marvel: the Mariana snailfish, thriving in crushing depths of over 8,000 meters in the Mariana Trench. This gelatinous, scaleless fish defies old assumptions by proving vertebrates can survive where only invertebrates were thought to exist. With tiny eyes and a pressure-resistant body, it feeds on trench-floor crustaceans, offering clues to life’s limits. Future expeditions aim to unravel its secrets—how it reproduces, where it fits in the food web, and how its biology withstands extreme pressure. This discovery reminds us: Earth’s oceans…
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