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13 of the Most Colorful Animals of the Ocean

This secretive native of both sides of the Caribbean—from Belize to the British Virgin Islands—hides out on ledges and in caves of reefs up to 140 feet below the surface of the sea. Although not being ...
Miami Herald

Colorful sea creatures with ‘spectacular’ blue fins turn out to be new species

Scientists analyzed the DNA of fish in the Galapagos Islands and discovered a colorful new species with white speckles, a study said. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto Swimming through the crystal blue ...
Miami Herald

Scaly creature — so tiny it’s hard to catch — is found on ocean floor. See new species

Scientists discovered a new species of jawfish off the coast of two islands in Japan, a new study says. Photo by Yannis Papanastasopoulos on Unsplash While combing through specimen collections in ...