In the Gulf of Mexico at a depth of 1.5 km. have found a new species of fish – REGNUM

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Washington, August 10, 2015, 12:53 – REGNUM In the waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico found a new kind of deep fish writes magazine Copeia. Fish belong to the order monkfish or anglerfish and are classified as members of the order lasiognatov (Lasiognathus).

Living fish at a depth of about 1.5 km, the view named Lasiognathus dinema. Scientists have discovered the inhabitants of the deep sea during the research expedition in 2011, organized to study the impact of an oil spill from the platform Deepwater Horizon. View classified after studying three females.

The fish, the size of which reaches 12.7 cm, equipped with spikes at the top of the head, sharp teeth and an appendage, which is similar to the bait.