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Meet the “bumpy snailfish.” The adorable new species of deep-sea snailfish was captured on camera by MBARI researchers (Photo credit: MBARI 2019). Researchers have filmed an adorable, previously unknown species of deep-sea snailfish with oversized eyes more than 10,700 feet beneath the ocean surface. Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) discovered the super-cute animal using a remotely …

A bumpy, pink fish with blue eyes and beard-like appendages has been filmed hovering over the muddy bottom of Monterey Canyon, at a depth of more than 10,700 feet (3,300 meters) off the coast of California. This strange little snailfish, captured on camera by a group led by researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), turned out to …

A new species of deep-sea fish has been identified off the coast of California, with researchers confirming the discovery of the bumpy snailfish (Careproctus colliculi). The fish, with its large head, jelly-like body, and loose skin, was described for the first time in a study published in a scientific journal. Scientists from the State University of New York at Geneseo, …

The deep sea is home to some of the weirdest creatures on Earth, from ghostly elder fish to carnivorous harp sponges. Sometimes, scientists discover more humble creatures that are so tiny that they go unnoticed until new technology brings them into view. Such efforts rarely disappoint. Using an underwater robot camera, researchers discovered three new species of deep-sea snailfish: one …

Three new species of snailfish discovered in Pacific Ocean depths  Oceanographic Magazine A New, ‘Adorable’ Deep-Sea Fish Swims Into View  The New York Times Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Fish Named in Honor of Whitman Professor  Whitman College MBARI’s advanced underwater technology reveals a new species of deep-sea snailfish  MBARI Scientists Have Filmed A New Species Of Snailfish, And We’re Having A Hard Time Believing It’s …

In 2019, scientists spotted something strange thousands of meters below the ocean surface. There, they filmed a pink bumpy blob with cartoonishly big eyes and more pectoral fin-rays than you could shake a stick at. Now, they’ve been able to confirm that this was a new-to-science species. It’s a snailfish, and better yet, it’s one of three new-to-science species described …