The gelatinous fish also has a strange suction cup on its belly.
A bizarre-looking translucent, gelatinous fish with an unusual suction cup on its belly made a surprise appearance for a group of scientists who were studying the deep sea near Alaska.
The fish's body is"very gelatinous" and felt like"holding a lump of Jell-O," Friedman told Live Science in an email."This is thought to be an adaptation to maintain neutral buoyancy and efficiently swim while coping with the crushing pressure of the deep sea," she added. Like several other species of snailfish, blotched snailfish have modified fins on their bellies that form a suction cup."This allows them to easily attach to rocks and corals on the ocean floor and avoid expending the energy to constantly swim around, particularly in strong currents," Friedman said.
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