Deepwater discoveries: scientists find more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea

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Deepwater discoveries: scientists find more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea

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Brittlestars, sea anemones and a catshark among new-to-science species collected during expedition off the Queensland coast

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Marine scientists have discovered more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea – a figure they believe could exceed 200 as more are identified.

The species were found in waters between 200 metres and 3km deep in the Coral Sea marine park, Australia’s largest marine protected area, which spans nearly 1m sq km to the east of the Great Barrier Reef.

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