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Phantom Anglerfish Found in Mariana Trench
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Scientists have uncovered a ghostly new deep-sea fish in the Mariana Trench, dubbed the “phantom anglerfish,” thriving at crushing depths over 26,000 feet with a glowing lure to hunt in total darkness. This discovery, made via robotic submersibles during a hadal zone expedition, adds to the growing catalog of bizarre life forms surviving Earth’s most extreme environments. Researchers are now unraveling its biology, diet, and role in the deep-sea food web — while also uncovering other unknown species, proving the trench remains a treasure trove of evolutionary secrets.
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