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GEOGRAPHY
Bio - Fauna
Deepest Diving Animals
This list features the deepest diving animals on Planet Earth.
RANK | FAUNA | DEPTH LEVEL |
1 | Cusk-eel | 27,460 ft (8,370m) |
2 | Dumbo-Octopus | 22,965 ft (7,000m) |
3 | Amphipoda | 17,388 ft (5,300m) |
4 | Cuvier’s beaked whale | 9.586 ft (2,922m) |
5 | Rabbitfish | 8,202 ft (2,500m) |
6 | Southern elephant seal | 7,834 ft (2,388m) |
7 | Sperm whale | 7,381 ft (2,250m) |
8 | Spinetail mobula | 6,062 ft (1,848m) |
9 | Giant beaked whale | 5,830 ft (1,777m) |
10 | Northern bottlenose whale | 4,767 ft (1,453m) |
References
Animal Fun Facts. (n.d.). The Deepest Diving Animals. [online] Available at: https://www.animalfunfacts.net/animal-records/204-the-deepest-diving-animals.html [Accessed 6 Jul. 2025].
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