The rose-veiled fairy wrasse is the first new species to be formally described by a Maldivian researcher.(Yi-Kai Tea via California Academy of Sciences)
A rainbow-coloured fish that lives on “twilight zone” reefs off the Maldives has finally been recognised as a new species, more than two decades after its discovery. Read about this amazing creature here.
I couldn’t resist this stunning photo from the ABC site. What a spectacular image of such a small fish.
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