@mbari_news: Meet the newest (and cutest) addition to the snailfish family 🐟⁠ ⁠ MBARI collaborators at SUNY Geneseo, with scientists from the University of Montana and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, have described three new deep-sea snailfishes, including one first discovered using MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts. ⁠ ⁠ Snailfishes make their homes in a variety of ocean habitats—from shallow tide pools to deep-sea trenches. The newly described bumpy snailfish (Careproctus colliculi), observed in the depths of Monterey Canyon nearly 3,300 meters (10,800 feet) underwater, has a distinctive pink color and a bumpy texture. ⁠ ⁠ MBARI’s technology is helping researchers document deep-sea biodiversity, and our collaborations with expert taxonomists around the world are helping to advance the discovery of life in the largest living space on Earth. What we’ve learned can help resource managers and policymakers make informed decisions about the future of the ocean to safeguard marine life and environments from threats like climate change and mining. #MBARI #DeepSea #DeepOcean #wakeupbaenewspeciesjustdropped

Joey Baloney :

“They finally found me!”

Mia 🍂🪷🍃🌜🌿 :

REXY2828 :

him and the lump fish would be best friends:)

alliey. :

AWWW THE LITTLE SMILE

meheen ruby 👩🏽‍🎨♿️ :

she is my pastel goth princess

stella 🧄 :

they're brothers...

PlaguePuppet :

i really thought this was AI at first, but a Google search tells me this is real. and that makes me happy

Orphan of Cause :

HOLY SHIT WHAT A GUY

A K :

this is the skin of a bubbler bella

Closson🍉🇵🇸 :

ITS TOO CUTE MY GOD

Sam :

Holy ai

Wirra89 :

What does it do?

user6041463079538 :

Trypophobia people how we doing? 😂

TheOlWulf :

that's adorable! I love it! we can call it goobert!

K :

tell it I say pspsps or whatever that translates to in fish

Delimeat :

Can’t wait for her to be added to the animal crossing ichthyology

pinkpetunias12 :

Katya Ross :

Just a little guy ✨

Tristan 🎣🦆🇺🇸 :

Little bros just happy to be alive 😭

trey :

Ai is wild

𝔎𝔦𝔯𝔦 🔮✨ 𝔫𝔦𝔱𝔢𝔪𝔬𝔱𝔥 :

Grace ♡ :

He looks very polite

🕸🖤Eira🖤🦇 :

finnaly some happy news haii little guyyy🤭

Sawyer (P1H LA stop bound) :

New friend unlocked

Proud shinobu glazer :

They’re so cuteeeeee