Evolving species in nature are exciting discoveries. Scientists discover new species during ocean exploration: 'We also hope ...

The new species was discovered as the team used hand nets to capture, identify and release fish living on and around the deep-sea corals. In contrast to shallow coral reefs, the researchers point ...

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

Scientists discovered a new damselfish species, Chromis abadhah, in the Maldives' mesophotic zone. This two-toned fish, found at depths of 30-150 meters, highlights the unique adaptations of ...

The minute we saw it when we were diving, even before we collected a specimen, we knew it was a new species just because of how distinctive the color was,” Rocha said. Rocha and his collaborators ...

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 ...

milky white damselfish in the Maldives’ mesophotic coral reefs, which lie between 100 and 500 feet beneath the ocean surface — what researchers call the twilight zone. It is one of 35 species ...

Each year humans trade 20 to 30 million tropical marine fish for aquariums, representing more than 1,800 different species. The United States is the world’s largest consumer, buying up to 80% of the ...

Each year humans trade 20 to 30 million tropical marine fish for aquariums, representing more than 1,800 different species. The United States is the world’s largest consumer, buying up to 80% of the ...

A team of ichthyologists has uncovered a new species of damselfish off the Maldives' coast. The discovery, made during an expedition to deep-sea coral reefs, adds to the growing knowledge of ...