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I have never seen that fish before.

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This is very likely an undescribed species. Wow.

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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,

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certainly not alive before and probably never, ever.

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Incredible.

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These snailfish, family Liparidae, are one of the most widespread types of fish in the world.

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They're found in the intertidal zones and north Pacific, in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Japan.

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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.

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And to my knowledge, this is the first record of this family from the Johnston Atoll area.

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Oh my goodness, that's the fish of the cruise right there.

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We just don't see very many brand-new vertebrates like that.

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We see new corals and we see new sponges, but we don't see new fish very often.

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Here is something totally new and totally unexpected.