100 New Deep-Sea Species, Including Mystery Creature, Found In New Zealand
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During the three-week voyage, the researchers thoroughly scanned the 800-kilometre-long Bounty Trough aboard the vessel Tangaroa.
Marine researchers have found 100 new species in the uncharted waters of Bounty Trough off the coast of South Island of New Zealand. According to New York Times (NYT), the team consisted of 21 researchers who carried out the expedition in February. Their discovery included dozens of mollusks, three fish, a shrimp and a predatory squid and the number of likely to grow, the outlet further said quoting Alex Rogers, a marine biologist who was a leader of the expedition.
During the three-week voyage, the researchers thoroughly scanned the 800-kilometre-long Bounty Trough aboard the vessel Tangaroa.
"I expect that number to increase as we work through more and more of the samples. I think that number is going to be in the hundreds instead of just 100," said Dr Rogers.
