New species of damselfish discovered in deep-sea coral reefs of Maldives by Bob Yirka , Phys.org Chromis abadhah in its natural habitat in Faadhippolhu Atoll, Maldives, at approximately 110 m depth.
Those of you who are thrilled to gaze upon tropical marine reef fishes will be excited to learn that a new species of damselfish has been discovered by an international collaboration of scientists.
Researchers have discovered a rare example of "great fish parenting" with a common coral reef species found to actively protect their young by eating parasites.
The new species has blue lips and a “pearly white” body, researchers said. Rocha LA, Pinheiro HT, Najeeb A, Rocha CR, Shepherd B (2024) ZooKeys The 2.7-inch-long unidentified damselfish was ...