8 years ago
A fish too deep for science
Drs. Carole Baldwin and Ross Robertson from the Smithsonian Institution discovered a new small goby fish that differs from its relatives not only in its size and colors, but also in the depth of its habitat (70-80 m) in the southern Caribbean. Their finding comes as a part of the institution's Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP). This is why the scientists gave it the name Coryphopterus curasub in recognition of the Curasub submersible that was used in their deep-reef exploration.
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"The Curasub is a five-person submersible capable of descending to 300 m (1,000 ft.) and equipped with hydraulic robotic arms useful in collecting biological samples. Credit: Barry Brown, Substation Curacao"
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