Meet the ‘bearded’ pink snailfish discovered 10,000 feet below the surface
Indian Express·3h ago·Positivity
What Happened
Researchers at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute discovered a new snailfish species, Careproctus colliculi, at 10,700 feet depth off California's coast. The pink fish features tiny bumps, blue eyes, and beard-like appendages. Two additional snailfish species were found at greater depths: a jet-black dark snailfish and a sleek snailfish. Over 400 snailfish species exist globally, adapted to various ocean depths.
Key Entities
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research InstituteCareproctus colliculiMonterey CanyonCalifornia coastCareproctus yanceyiParaliparis em