No one expected the giant bump-head Mola species (Mola alexandrini) to have such a cute looking larval phase. Thanks to the combined efforts of scientists from Australia and New Zealand the early life stage of one of the world’s largest fish…
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IUCN红色列表已正式宣布平滑的手鱼灭绝
This past March the smooth handfish, Sympterichthys unipennis, officially became the first modern-day marine fish to be declared extinct. Handfish are a family of 14 unusual bottom-dwelling species related to deep-sea anglerfish. Unlike most other fishes, they do not have a…
Juvenile Great White Shark Diet Surprises Scientists
Scientists inspected the stomach contents of 40 juvenile white sharks and were surprised to see how long they spend hunting along the seabed. “The stereotype of a shark’s dorsal fin above the surface as it hunts is probably not a…
64,000 Sea Turtles Recorded Off The Coast of Australia
大堡礁基金会发布了令人难以置信的录像,显示了澳大利亚凯恩斯北部的雷恩岛附近的成千上万绿海龟游泳。绿海龟在雷恩岛(Raine Island)上岸,大约620公里…
Tune in LIVE And Share Your Deep Sea Knowledge
The Schmidt Ocean Institute team is calling on all interested scientists, especially those from the mesophotic and deep-sea coral community to join in remotely and provide comments during the dives!
Deep Sea Biodiversity of Ningaloo Canyons Western Australia
Deep Sea Biodiversity Ningaloo Canyons Little is known about deep sea biodiversity, and very few deep sea areas both in and outside of Australia have been well-sampled. A large number of species still remain undiscovered and unnamed, and a recent…