Cameras "caught" the most elusive dragon fish that glows in the dark

Marine biologists aboard an expedition in Monterey Bay, California, recently spotted a shiny and rare

deep sea fish Bathophilus flemingi. This species is the rarest of all dragonfish, and scientists have only found living specimens a few times before. 

For three decades, researchersof the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) explored the depths of the bay using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), discovering a variety of amazing creatures. Hi-Tech wrote about them earlier. However, the dragon fish with the high fin turned out to be the most elusive. And finally, she was found. She was “hiding” at a depth of 300 meters.

“They are simply amazing animals, especially theircolor range," Bruce Robison, MBARI senior scientist and leader of the research team that made the discovery, explains in an interview with Live Science. The dragonfish's scales shimmer with a metallic bronze hue, unlike any other deep-sea fish, the scientist explains. Pigments , which give color to the fish's coppery-bronze skin, may actually be a form of camouflage. These shades absorb the remnants of blue light penetrating to depth, which makes the individual almost invisible in the environment. In any case, until you shine a light on it. The fish itself is also bioluminescent. This helps her hunt and survive.

Scientists discovered this fish while they were on board a week-long expedition in the Western Flyer research vehicle (RV), conducting numerous experiments and observations.

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