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Scopelocheirus schellenbergi

Left: still image from 8500 m in Kermadec Trench, bait fish being decimated by hadal amphipods, most likely Hirondellea dubia and Scopelocheirus schellenbergi, which both occur in high abundances at this depth. Right: Scopelocheirus schellenbergi collected from 8500 m. Credit: University of Aberdeen, HADEEP.