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Rich biodiversity found in Japan's deepest ocean trenches, including an unidentified 'mystery' species
- April 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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A new study published in the Biodiversity Data Journal provides a profound look at life up to nearly 10 kilometers below the ocean's surface in the Japan, Ryukyu, and Izu-Ogasawara trenches. The research catalogs at least 108 distinct organism groups (morphotaxa), including the deepest-ever observation of a fish and a baffling, unidentified animal that has left global taxonomic experts stumped.
Originally published at Phys.org