Scientists recorded footage of a fish swimming at 8,336 meters, setting a new record for the deepest fish that has ever been recorded to swim at such a depth.

The fish, an unknown species of snailfish belonging to the genus Pseudoliparis, was spotted at a depth of 8,336 meters in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench off the coast of Japan.

A few days after filming it, the scientists spotted two other snails, of the Pseudoliparis belyaevi species, in this trench at a depth of 8,022 meters.

The previous deepest fish sighting was at 8,178 meters further south in the Pacific in the Mariana Trench in 2017. So this discovery beats the previous record, according to the BBC.

The University of Western Australia deep-sea scientist made a prediction 10 years ago that the fish would likely be found at a depth of 8,200m to 8,400m.

Professor Alan Jamieson, who is a researcher at the University of Western Australia in Perth, said he believes the fish can live at such depths in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench because of its slightly warmer waters.

“Temperature and pressure are both interrelated. When we go to colder places, everything moves shallower, and when we go to warmer places, they go to deeper water.”