A global survey of the world’s oceans has logged 1,121 species believed to be new to science in a single year, from a ...

SUNY Geneseo researchers and their collaborators have described three new snailfishes, including the bumpy snailfish (Careproctus colliculi, pictured) discovered with MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle ...

A survey of underwater mountains rising from the floor of the Indian Ocean has turned up 149 species that had never been ...

Researchers have formally described a new species of "ghost shark," a group of deep-sea fishes known scientifically as rhinochimaeras, according to Forbes. The animal, named Rhinochimaera costaricana, ...

A small team of ichthyologists at the California Academy of Sciences has discovered a new species of damselfish living off the shores of the Maldives. In their paper published in the journal ZooKeys, ...

Marine biologists have discovered a new species in the Pacific Ocean’s deepest waters. But unlike most bottom feeders, these tiny fish are unexpectedly cute. The bumpy snailfish, or Careproctus ...

But their habitat is threatened by bottom trawling in the region and Trump’s plan to expand seafloor mining ...

The footage also revealed a rake-like barbel projecting from the fish's body.

The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth's strangest creatures. Since deep-sea critters have adapted to near ...

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A newly described species of ghost shark, Rhinochimaera costaricana, has been identified from deep waters off Costa Rica using both physical characteristics and genetic evidence.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Multiple species-delimitation analyses supported the conclusion that the Costa Rican ...