She's our distant relative, come through hardship to visit our distant world. She's an alien to our scorching, dry dwellings. She's our honoured guest. Rejoice in her coming, but mourn, for she was not meant for such hardship. The little ambassador from the Deep.
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The Independent
Researchers believe they've recorded potentially the first-ever sighting of an adult abyssal fish, Melanocetus johnsonii, in broad daylight.
Normally found at depths between 200 and 2,000 meters, this predator was spotted just 2km off the coast of Tenerife.
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Normally found at depths between 200 and 2,000 meters, this predator was spotted just 2km off the coast of Tenerife.
Full story: tinyurl.com/5j37dnmw
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Thank you for giving us a peak at what can be just out of sight.