Snailfish
Item
Title
Snailfish
Description
To adapt to the extreme pressure of the hadal zone without a shell, snailfish contain do not contain any air spaces. Instead, hadal snailfish possess gelatinous goo underneath their skin to combat the extreme pressures. As a fish with fins, snailfish possess the capabilities to consume amphipods, decapods, and polychaetas. As a result snailfish act as a selective pressure to regulate the populations of amphipods, decapods, and polychaetas to prevent the disruption of the ecosystem.
Date
10/15/2010
Medium
Image taken by Oceanlab at the University of Aberdeen. Displayed by National Geographic.
