Researchers in the Antarctic Peninsula have discovered a new species of Antarctic dragonfish, a new journal study shows.
The new species of dragonfish has a few distinct characteristics, recognized by two dark vertical bands of color on the fish’s body,
, so we were surprised that the species already existed in collections but had been previously overlooked,” Corso said.
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