Another contender is Echiodon neotes , captured at 8,200 -- 8,300 m ( 26,900 -- 27,200 ft ) .
This was likely from open water ( not at the seafloor ) .
Another contender is Echiodon neotes , captured at 8,200 -- 8,300 m ( 26,900 -- 27,200 ft ) , but this was likely from open water ( not at the seafloor ) .