Tag Archive for 'Blue Atacama snailfish'

This image of Paraliparis selti was taken by baited camera at a depth of 6,520 m. Image credit: Linley et al., doi: 10.1007/s12526-022-01294-0.

New Deep-Sea Snailfish Species Discovered in Atacama Trench

Oct 13, 2022 by News Staff

Paraliparis selti, or the Blue Atacama snailfish, lives in the hadal zone (waters deeper than 6,000 m) of the Atacama Trench in southeast Pacific Ocean. This...