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
Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved - Used by Permission
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