I have never seen that fish before.
This is very likely an undescribed species. Wow.
Nobody on Earth has seen this fish before. I think those who are watching right now are getting the first glimpse of a species that nobody has ever seen,
certainly not alive before and probably never, ever.
Incredible.
These snailfish, family Liparidae, are one of the most widespread types of fish in the world.
They're found in the intertidal zones and north Pacific, in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Japan.
And they're found in the hadal trenches, the deep trenches of the world, down to 8,200 meters, which is the deepest confirmed record of a fish species.
And to my knowledge, this is the first record of this family from the Johnston Atoll area.
Oh my goodness, that's the fish of the cruise right there.
We just don't see very many brand-new vertebrates like that.
We see new corals and we see new sponges, but we don't see new fish very often.
Here is something totally new and totally unexpected.