Scientists discovered 3 new sea creatures in the ultra deep Pacific Ocean

Desk Report: In their latest trip to the Atacama Trench, one of the deepest points in the Pacific Ocean, a team of scientists repeatedly lowered a device called a deep-sea lander overboard and watched as it sank into the cold, dark waters.
Scientists have captured rare footage of what is believed to be three new species of the elusive Snailfish.
Temporarily named ‘the pink, the blue, and the purple Atacama Snailfish’, the footage shows the fish feeding and interacting in their secret world 7,500 meters below the surface.In the video, the newly discovered snailfish appeared to be long and gelatinous, with translucent skin and an ethereal movement, as they fed on bait lowered with the trap. The fish also seemed far larger than other organisms captured on camera near the bait.
Thomas Linley, a postdoctoral research associate at Newcastle University said, “As the footage clearly shows, there are lots of invertebrate prey down there, and the snailfish are the top predator. They seem to be quite active and look very well-fed.”
“The fish have no scales, and the hardest parts of their bodies are their teeth and the bones in their inner ear, which give them balance. These features help them live in the deepest reaches of the ocean.”
“Their gelatinous structure means they are perfectly adapted to living at extreme pressure. Without the extreme pressure and cold to support their bodies, they are extremely fragile and melt rapidly when brought to the surface.” Amazingly, the team did manage to catch one the new species of snailfish which followed its amphipod prey into one of the traps. The single specimen was in very good condition and, following careful preservation.
Scientists acknowledged that the snailfish, with no giant teeth or “menacing frame,” don’t fit with “the preconceived stereotypical image of what a deep-sea fish should look like.”
Indeed, sea creatures discovered in the deepest reaches of the ocean typically have distinctive characteristics that come with adapting to living under extreme pressure, in freezing temperatures and out of sunlight’s reach.