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  • Over 100 Never-Before-Seen Species Discovered Along Deep Sea Mountain Range...Off the Pacific coast of Chile, another world exists.

    02/22/2024 7:44:53 PM PST · by Red Badger · 34 replies
    IFL Science ^ | 22 February 2024 | Maddy Chapman
    A Chaunax, a genus of bony fish in the sea toad family Chaunacidae, is seen at a depth of 1,388 meters (4,553 feet) on a seamount inside the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park. Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More than 100 new species have been discovered on an underwater mountain range off the coast of Chile. Among the never-before-seen critters seen on the expedition are corals, glass sponges, sea urchins, amphipods, lobsters, plus a gaggle of peculiar fish and squid that are already known to science (but no less strange). The discoveries come from an international group of scientists who recently...