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Posts : 16094 Location : Mansfield, TX Favorite Fish: : African Cichlids of all kinds.
| Subject: May Fish of The Month 5/5/2010, 8:45 am | |
| Pseudoliparis amblystomopsis Snail Fish In 2008, a team of researchers exploring the Japan trench with a remotely operated vehicle filmed footage of the deepest-known species of fish. The fish, known as snailfish, had never been seen alive before. Scientists had only five pickled specimens that had been dredged up from the deep and preserved for study. The biologists who discovered these live fish had expected to find fish living at these extreme depths (25,272 ft) to be very slow and sluggish to conserve energy in this extremely low-energy environment. But the video clearly shows a large group of them very actively moving and feeding. Because the fish live in complete darkness, they use vibration receptors on their snouts to navigate the ocean depths and to locate food. Their eyes appear to be virtually nonexistent. Eyes in most organisms are designed for gathering light in the creature's visual field and transmitting it to the brain - giving it useful information about its environment. In a world where no sunlight ever penetrates there's probably little use for eyes. The researchers on this project have said they expect to find fish living even deeper than these! The Hadeep project, which began in 2007, is a collaboration between the University of Aberdeen's Oceanlab and the University of Tokyo's Ocean Research Institute and aims to expand our knowledge of biology in the deepest depths of the ocean. The researchers have been looking at the Hadal zone - the area of ocean that sits between 6,000 and 11,000m (20,000-36,000ft). It consists of very narrow trench systems, most of which are found around the Pacific Rim. Watch viedo of the deepest fish here. http://www.extremescience.com/zoom/index.php/videos/155-deepest-fish-video http://www.extremescience.com/zoom/index.php/life-in-the-deep-ocean/44-deepest-fish In October 2008, a team of researchers from the University of Aberdeen's Oceanlab and the University of Tokyo's Ocean Research Institute discovered a shoal of P. amblystomopsis at a depth of 7.7 km (4.8 mi) in the Japan Trench. These are, to date, the deepest living fish ever recorded | |
| | | alkomist Lieutenant General
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| Subject: Re: May Fish of The Month 5/5/2010, 8:50 am | |
| Watchout!!! tha chick in the vid sounds Hot!!! lol nice find k!! very interesting!!! | |
| | | Holey Rock of Texas Admin
Posts : 6531 Location : Dallas, TX Favorite Fish: : shellys
| Subject: Re: May Fish of The Month 5/5/2010, 2:40 pm | |
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| | | typicaltony Master Sergeant
Posts : 274 Location : Dallas, TX
| Subject: Re: May Fish of The Month 5/5/2010, 3:40 pm | |
| can you get some in Kory? id like about 5 for my 10g tank. | |
| | | ilicurtisili Admin
Posts : 1433 Location : Watauga
| Subject: Re: May Fish of The Month 5/5/2010, 3:46 pm | |
| i dont think u could have these in a tank. since they live sooooooo deep. they would probably exsplode when they were brought up. | |
| | | KMX Admin
Posts : 16094 Location : Mansfield, TX Favorite Fish: : African Cichlids of all kinds.
| Subject: Re: May Fish of The Month 5/5/2010, 4:20 pm | |
| - typicaltony wrote:
- can you get some in Kory? id like about 5 for my 10g tank.
HA! I would be rich. | |
| | | CSnyder00 Moderator
Posts : 1648 Location : Pittsburgh, PA Favorite Fish: : Luwino Reef Zebra Chilumba, Ocellatus, Any bright-colored freshwater cichlid
| Subject: Re: May Fish of The Month 5/5/2010, 7:36 pm | |
| Nice choice! Learning is fun! | |
| | | thebanker Chief Wrnt. Off. 5
Posts : 513
| Subject: Re: May Fish of The Month 5/5/2010, 8:04 pm | |
| nice, i read about these awhile back. amazing something is living at those depths. | |
| | | BFinley Admin
Posts : 4498 Location : Fort Worth,Tx Favorite Fish: : Frontosa and Red Tail Catfish and All Africans
| Subject: Re: May Fish of The Month 5/8/2010, 2:40 pm | |
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| | | Angel Private First Class
Posts : 52 Location : Tennessee Favorite Fish: : Today? Black Ghost Knife. I think! There are so many!
| Subject: Re: May Fish of The Month 6/1/2010, 2:48 pm | |
| They look like ghosts of plecos! Very cool. | |
| | | J*Hawk*83 First Lieutenant
Posts : 688 Location : Fort Worth Favorite Fish: : Venestus
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Wrasse
| Subject: Re: May Fish of The Month 6/1/2010, 2:52 pm | |
| Those are really cool. I was hoping KMX had some on order too! | |
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