These new species of scary fish from the bottom of the ocean will give you nightmares

Most of the Earth is covered with oceans, yet scientists know very little about creatures living in the deepest depths. As previous research efforts have shown, incredibly deep ocean pits are often the habitat of very weird creatures, and a recent Newcastle University expedition continued this tradition.

Using a baited camera system, the researchers sent some food to the floor of the Atacama trench and waited. What they saw was not just strange, it was quite new, adding a trio of never-before-documented species to the books.

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The team, made up of 40 scientists from around the world, has been able to observe new species of molluscs never seen before. Snails, which have an elongated body that acts as a giant fin, are common in many ocean ecosystems at varying depths. The team was able to gather a single specimen to bring to the surface for further examination.

With hundreds of known species, finding some new ones is not necessarily revolutionary, but discovering new animals that live at such incredible depths is always a treat. With regard to these new species, they clearly match the trench, as Dr. Thomas Linley of Newcastle explains.

"Their gelatinous structure means that they are perfectly adapted to life at extreme pressures and that the hardest structures of their body are the bones of their inner ear that give them a balance and teeth," Linley said. in a statement. "Without the extreme pressure and cold needed to support their bodies, they are extremely fragile and melt quickly when they are brought to the surface."

We really do not know what is left to discover in some of the deepest parts of the Earth's oceans, but the only way to find out is to explore.

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