A ‘fire wolf’ fish could expand what we know about one unusual deep-sea ecosystem
The animal’s existence could help scientists better understand a lukewarm methane seep
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A small purplish fish first spotted during expeditions to a deep-sea methane seep over a decade ago is now known to be a new species, Pyrolycus jaco.
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