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Ilyophis arx eels swarm around a small bait package deployed on the summit of an unnamed abyssal seamount in the southwestern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the central Pacific Ocean. Image credit: Deep Sea Fish Ecology Lab, University of Hawaii.

Marine Researchers Discover Largest Aggregation of Fishes Ever Observed at Abyssal Depths

Dec 2, 2020 by News Staff

Marine biologists from the United States and the United Kingdom have recorded over 100 deep water-dwelling cutthroat eels, identified as Ilyophis arx,...