Life Finds a Way Deep in the Mariana Trench

The deepest, darkest place on the planet is home to myriad bizarre creatures.

Written byCarl Engelking
| 2 min read
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Scientists spotted this Chimaera, or rabbitfish, near a site known as the Northwest Guam Seamount. Chimaera's closest living relatives are sharks, although they branched off from sharks some 400 million years ago. ()Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas

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