Saturday, August 16, 2008

New fish Species Discovered In The Pacific Ocean

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Researchers have discovered 13 new fish species afther one single dive in the Pacific Ocean. On depths of 60m to 150m. To discover these new fishes they needed to dive in the twilight zone with special sophisticated closed-circuit rebreather gear. They have discovered different kinds of damselfishs (see the picture). Did you know that most researches need a lifetime for just discovering one single specie!

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