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The cusk eel, pictured here, was one of the fish seen eating floating plant matter. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons

Most research has shown that deep sea fish sit at the top of their food chains—hunting as predators and scavenging the carcasses of dead animals. Recent tests, however, have demonstrated that these denizens of the deep preserve a more generalist diet and even eat plant matter as it sinks from the surface.

The discovery, researchers say, has serious implications for our understanding of <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/glaciers-feed-th… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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