From fish on stilts and creatures of the sea to fish on stilts oozeTwo uncovered the bizarre inhabitants of the deep during their investigations New marine parksResearchers found a remote location at 2,500 kilometers (1,500 miles) from Australia’s west coast. It was a dream come to life.
Museums Victoria (MV), senior curator of marine invertebrates Tim O’Hara, predicted that there would be a few discoveries before the expedition left on September 30, 2022.
“We know that the region is covered by massive seamounts created during the dinosaurO’Hara stated that this region was discovered in the “Early era” and is located at a crucial juncture between Indian and Pacific Oceans. .
“We are excited about the possibility of discovering new species and possibly new branches of this tree of life that have been hidden under the waves in this unexplored area.”
Researchers observed a stunning array of winged fishes flying through the air as they made their way towards the new marine parks territories. They will be protecting 740,000 kilometers (about 285,000 sq miles) of ocean around Cocos Keeling, Christmas Islands.
Photographed flying fishes almost every day. We may have 6 species, but I will need to verify. Wow, what a beautiful group of fishes! #RVInvestigator #InvestigatingtheIOT @CSIRO @austmus @museumsvictoria @BushBlitz2 @ParksAustralia pic.twitter.com/H0UWi5zNt2
— KaiTheFishGuy (@FishGuyKai) October 5, 2022
These animals Risk being taken in by hungry seabirds Yi-Kai Tea, a fish biologist at the Australian Museum Research Institute explained how to escape larger fish in a blog postInformation about the voyage.
Teams from the research vessel (RV-Inspector) used sonar to map the seabed. They traveled 13,000 kilometers and discovered ancient sea mountains, volcano cones, canyons, and ridges. Extinct volcanoes were formed between 140 and 50 million years ago.
Sonar showed that Cocos Keeling Islands was actually two peaks of a huge sea mountain rising almost 5,000 meters above the seafloor. A third Submerged peak350 meters below the sea level, was also identified.
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Crew members reported finding a large number of species in habitats sampled with small nets, ranging from 60 meters to 5,500 meters below surface.
O’Hara EstimatesThese species could be up to one third new to science. This includes a potential new species of blind cusk, which has loose, transparent skin.
“These fish really have reduced eyesight. They look more like little depressions in the skin, as you can see from the picture. They have extremely rare, loose, gelatinous skin.” Dianne Bray, Senior Collections Manager at MV. SubmittedThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
There’s also the adorable deep-sea Batfish. It looks a little bit like a well-cooked, limbed ravioli and has a sweet, innocent expression on its small face. This tiny creature walks along the seabed on its short fin-legs, which have big feet.
“These are tiny little anglerfish relatives … they’ve got a tiny little lure that sits in a DepressionBray explains that prey can move on their snout to attract prey, and they can essentially walk on their modified arms or legs across the floor.” explains.
Another fish was found anchored to the ground by bizarrely long stilt-fins. It can hover above the seafloor and wait for its prey to come down below.
One of the most intriguing #fishThat we have found in our #deepsea surveys of the waters near Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands …
It’s the #tripodfishTripod spiderfish, also known as the sand frog! 🐟🔭🕷️
Image via Ocean Exploration Trust/WoRMS @FishesAustralia. #InvestigatingTheIOT pic.twitter.com/i7ZLywAXNM
— Bush Blitz (@BushBlitz2) October 18, 2022
They also found a hermit crab that was using a deep-sea colonial. ZoanthidIts shell is coral. These goopy soft corals tend to incorporate sand or other bits of materials that happen to be lying around to give themselves some structure – including crabs it would seem.
Sea stars, fancy sea cucumbers, and lots of sea snails are all available. Call this area homeLike many other strangelings from the deep.
The vessel will return to the mainland and the specimens of the creatures collected by it will be examined by taxonomists, who are experts in various animal groups, to confirm or delineate new species.
Today is the day! I finally met the bony-eared assfish 😆 #voyagetotheunknown #InvestigatingtheIOT #RVInvestigator #deepwaterfish @museumsvictoria @CSIRO #TeamFish pic.twitter.com/jgSYCE9fN7
— Tiffany Sih, PhD (@TiffoFisho) July 7, 2021
“The research results from this expedition will be valuable in our understanding of Australia’s deep-sea environment and the effect humans have on them.” Detailed explanationLynley crosswell, CEO MV
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