This is the news I wanna hear! ❤️
so there's a new fish (Branchiostegus sanae). it's named after San from Princess Mononoke because of its cheek stripes and I'm in love with the picture they used to illustrate this:
San looking lovingly at this fish while it is giving me the worst side eye imaginable.
also:
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Say hello to the rose-veiled fairy wrasse, a colorful species of fish that’s new to science.
The fish, which bears the scientific name Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa, was found living at depths ranging from 131 to 229 feet (40 to 70 meters) beneath the ocean’s surface.
The name honors the fish’s stunning pink hues, as well as the pink rose, the national flower of the Maldives. “Finifenmaa” means “rose” in the local Dhivehi language.
“Diving there is like visiting another planet,” said senior study author Luiz Rocha, the California Academy of Sciences curator of ichthyology.
This fish is so ugly it's actually cute. I love it! <3
Chaunacops is a genus of lophiiform fish ( anglerfish )
I'm so glad I stumbled upon this. <3