Question: What is the name of the deepest-living fish ever recorded?
Answer: Cusk-eels are deep-sea fish found in oceans worldwide. In 2023, a species of cusk-eel set a record as the deepest-living fish ever observed, spotted at about 27,349 feet in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench near Japan. Despite their name, these elongated, eel-like creatures are more closely related to cod than eels.
