Mariana Trench ghost fish

Translucent ghost fish with what look like yellow button eyes swims past rocks in the deep ocean.

Photo By/Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research/NOAA

Date Shot/Created

02/13/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Image

A ghost fish, part of the Aphyonidae family, was seen during a 2016 dive in the Mariana Trench. This fish had never before been seen alive, according to NOAA.

Facility

Mariana Trench Marine National Monument

Mariana Trench National Wildlife Refuge

Mariana Arc of Fire National Wildlife Refuge

Subject tags

Underwater photography

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