Some deep-sea fish are full of a gelatinous goo—a watery tissue layer. These tissues show up in several different types of fishes, but why are they there? Our new open-access paper in Royal Society Open Science tackles this question. We describe which fishes have gelatinous tissue, show the chemistry of what gelatinous tissues are made … More Gelatinous Tissues and Robot Snailfish

Mariana Snailfish from nearly 26,000 ft deep in the Mariana Trench, Photo by Alan Jamieson, University of Aberdeen. We are excited to announce the official scientific name for the Mariana snailfish, one of the planet’s deepest-living fishes. Pseudoliparis swirei Gerringer & Linley 2017 Illustration of the Mariana Snailfish. By Thomas Linley, Newcastle University. Watch them swim … More Introducing the Mariana Snailfish!

We measured metabolic enzyme activities of abyssal and hadal fishes under high pressure and found some interesting adaptations. Check out our new paper in Deep-Sea Research for the full story!

We used stomach contents and stable isotope analyses to show that hadal snailfish eat amphipods, decapods, and polychaetes. Check out our paper in Deep-Sea Research for the full story! … More Hadal Snailfish are Predators