The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute observed the bumpy snailfish (Careproctus colliculi) swimming near the seafloor ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — Scientists exploring the deep waters off California’s coast have discovered a tiny new species of snailfish that has been capturing attention not only for its scientific value but ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Researchers exploring some of the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California have discovered three new species of deep-sea snailfish. The animals were documented by ...

MBARI's advanced underwater technology is revealing the remarkable species that thrive in the deep sea. In 2019, MBARI researchers encountered an unfamiliar pink snailfish swimming just above the ...

In 2019, scientists spotted something strange thousands of meters below the ocean surface. There, they filmed a pink bumpy blob with cartoonishly big eyes and more pectoral fin-rays than you could ...

Is it downright adorable, or is it so ugly it's cute? Either way, a pink fish newly discovered off of California's Central Coast has the makings to survive in one of the darkest, coldest places on ...

The three new species were found in Monterey Bay at depths ranging from 2 to 2.5 miles below the surface, researchers said. Getty / iStock Off the coast of Monterey Bay, California, researchers ...

Marine researchers have announced the discovery of three new deep-sea snailfish, including the kind-of-adorable pink bumpy snailfish. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) underwater ...

High Country News’ twice weekly email newsletter includes our latest on-the-ground reporting from across the West. Three new species of snailfish were discovered thousands of meters deep “along the ...