Academic help: WEIRD SEA DISCOVERIES

The most weird new marine species were picked from the "approximately 18,000 new species named during the previous years."

The list is compiled in part to raise awareness of the

"Discoveries that are made even as species are going extinct faster than they are being identified."

Basket Star or Gorgon Head Starfish:-

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A Basket Star or Gorgon Head Starfish (Euryalid Ophiuroid-Gorgonocephalus sp.), which was caught at approximately 800m below sea level in the Atlantic Ocean.

- The gorgon head starfish or basket star is too much looks like star fish and is well named .

- Have yellow pale color ,commonly lives at the bottom of ocean. when disturbed arms curls up and its body changed from bush to tight ball.

- This specie lives off shrimps and plankton

-Also have unique character of alien like tendrils for movement.

Ruby seadragon:-

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This discovery was made off coast of Western Australia. Due to its amazing appearance. It is too much related to sea horses.

. This new kind of sea fish, 240 mm (nearly 10 inches) in length. Due to ruby red color with pink stripes on its body this specie well named as RUBY RED DRAGON.

Scaly-Foot Gastropod:-

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The Scaly-foot gastropod (or sometimes “armored snail”) is

another deep-sea creature living near scalding thermal vents.

They found at 7,940 feet deep. Scaly foot gastropod have shells and scales composed of iron and mineral.

LARIOGNATHUS DINEMA:-

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A female angler fish discovered in the northern Gulf Mexico Dr. Theodore W Pietsch , university of Washington . They produce their own light by means of that they have unique way to attracts prey.

MARIANA TRENCH JELLY FISH : -

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Marine researchers have discovered a strange alien-like creature during exploring the underwater world found in ocean trench on Earth. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientist team spotted new specie jellyfish during an expedition to the Mariana Trench in the Pacific. Thats why its called Mariana trench fish.