Pseudoliparis amblystomopsis

Model created for the exhibition DEEP SEA CREATURES INTERACTIVE CATALOGUE
Ecological Education Centre - HYDROPOLIS

The hadal snailfish is a species of deep-sea fish, and have been the deepest living fish ever recorded on film, when discovered at depths of 7700 m! This pale, tadpole-like fish reaches up to 28.8 cm, and 160 g in weight, and is found in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, including Japan Trenches. They lay relatively large eggs that are almost 1 cm in diameter. There are indications that the larvae of this species spend time in the open water at relatively shallow depths, less than 1,000 m. That means that the species are able to travel many kilometres down through the water column when reaching adult stages.