Hadal Snailfish

Hadal Snailfish, scientific name Pseudoliparis amblystomposis is snail fish species that can be found in the hadal zone of the north-west Pacific Ocean. Recently, it was in the news as a genome sequence analysis was done on this snailfish to better understand its adaptation capability.

Q1. Who discovered the Hadal Snailfish?

The Hadal Snailfish was discovered by a team from British and Japanese institutes in the year 2008 at a depth of 7,700m/25,300 ft in the Japan Trench. At the time of discovery Pseudoliparis amblystomposis was the deepest living fish that was ever recorded.

Q2. Who carried out the genome sequence analysis of the Hadal Snailfish?

Dr. Xinhua Chen of the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, to better understand that how hadal snailfishes adapt to the deep sea sequenced the genome of a snailfish from the Yap Trench.

Q3. What did the genome sequence analysis reveal about the Hadal Snailfish?

This genome sequence analysis has revealed the multiple adaptation capability of the Hadal Snailfish to live in a cold, dark, high-pressure environment or the hadal zone.

Q4. Based on the Hadal Snailfish, what kind of robot has been created?

Based on the Hadal Snailfish, an underwater robotic fish was created that reached the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean: the Mariana Trench.

Q5. What is the Hadal Zone?

Hadal Zone or Hadopelagic Zone is the deepest region of the ocean and has been named after the Greek underworld Hades.

Q6. What is Mariana Trench?

Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench in the world and it is located in the western Pacific Ocean.