Deep-Sea Physiology and Ecology at SUNY Geneseo
The deepest-living fishes in the ocean are small, pink, and look delicate, but they are thriving in an environment named for the proverbial hell.
How are they surviving under such high pressures? What do they eat? How long do they live? Why do snailfishes do so well in deep-sea trenches?
This new review article, published in Integrative Organismal Biology, synthesizes what we know about this amazing group of animals.
We are excited to announce the official scientific name for the Mariana snailfish, one of the planet’s deepest-living fishes.
We measured metabolic enzyme activities of abyssal and hadal fishes under high pressure and found some interesting adaptations. Check out our new paper in Deep-Sea Research for the full story!
Continue reading “Life Under Pressure”
We used stomach contents and stable isotope analyses to show that hadal snailfish eat amphipods, decapods, and polychaetes. Check out our paper in Deep-Sea Research for the full story!
Continue reading “Hadal Snailfish are Predators”