A rare 'walking' scorpionfish is among the many discoveries made by scientists exploring the depths of the northern Great Barrier Reef.
Researchers exploring the depths of the northern Great Barrier Reef have found a rare species of "walking" fish never before recorded in Australian waters.A rare species of scorpionfish,New species of black corals with metre-long tentacles also discovered, operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, piloted an underwater drone almost two kilometres below sea level to collect samples, map and film previously unexplored parts of the reef.
"Straight away it looked weird but it was also displaying this weird behaviour, walking along the sea floor. Also discovered on the expedition were several new species of deepwater corals, known as black corals."They're not always black, they tend to be more red in colour.
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