A small team of ichthyologists at the California Academy of Sciences has discovered a new species of damselfish living off ...

Scientists discovered a new damselfish species, Chromis abadhah, in the Maldives' mesophotic zone. This two-toned fish, found ...

Rocha, a scientist and curator at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, thought the fish was so unusual that ...

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.

Scientists discover a new species of damselfish, Chromis abadhah, in the deep-sea coral reefs of the Maldives, highlighting ...

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.

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 ...

These environments not only harbor undiscovered species but also play crucial roles ... to protect these hidden realms. This new damselfish serves as a reminder of how much remains to be learned ...

(Luiz Rocha/California Academy of Sciences) Scientists found Chromis abadhah, a stunning, milky white damselfish in the Maldives’ mesophotic coral reefs, which lie between 100 and 500 feet beneath the ...