Three new snailfish species identifiedResearchers from SUNY Geneseo recently described three new deep-sea snailfish species: the bumpy snailfish (Careproctus colliculi), the dark snailfish (Careproctus yanceyi) and the sleek snailfish (Paraliparis em). One particular snailfish species even holds the record for living at the greatest ocean depth ever recorded for a fish. The adult female snailfish they collected measured 3.6 inches (9.2 centimeters) and displayed unique features that hadn’t been seen in previous deep-sea snailfish documented by MBARI in California. Gerringer’s extensive expertise in deep-sea snailfish made her the perfect collaborator for further analysis. This analysis clearly demonstrated that these specimens were distinct from any previously documented snailfish species.