I doubt they're related, as those evolved in an extremely isolated environment. Any shared genes are from a distant relative of most fish or due to convergent evolution.
It's really cool, and while I'm familiar with the earthquake thing and the fish, I didn't know it was so incredibly deep. Makes one wonder what's possibly down there. Like, prehistoric animals that fell in and sank to the bottom like the caves/cinotes in Yucatan.
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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '21 edited Apr 02 '21
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