Scientists have discovered a new species of lionfish

Scientists have discovered a new species of snailfish in the southeast Pacific Ocean near the border of Peru and Chile. In particular, there is little life at the bottom of the sea, and the tadpole-shaped lionfish is only able to adapt to the cold water pressure because of its tiny eyes and special pelvic fins.

The project, called HADEEP, is funded by New Zealand's National Institute of Water Meteorology in collaboration with the Universityof Tokyo's Institute of Oceanography and the UniversityofAberdeen's Marine Laboratory. Leader Jamieson said the operation was inspired by the discovery of new species in the deep sea in 2008 and 2009, so they repeatedly explored the sea floor 4.5 kilometers to 8 kilometers, and took up to 6,000 photos, "finally found a new type of lionfish in the deep sea 7 kilometers, which is never seen by humans."

The ten-inch-long, tadpole-shaped lionfish has small, blunt teeth, but a highly developed, sensitive sensory system with pores in its head, and eyes and pelvic fins that are adapted to the cold water pressure of the ocean floor. In addition, scientists have found herds of eels and giant crustaceans in the sea. (Managing Editor: Liu Xiaojing)