Recording from the deep: Scientists discover new species of bumpy snailfish
The researchers were recording the depths when they discovered an unfamiliar pink snailfish swimming just above the seafloor.
SUNY Geneseo researchers and their collaborators have described three new snailfishes, including the bumpy snailfish (Careproctus colliculi) discovered using MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts.(photo credit: MBARI.)ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD