The new fish species include 122 sharks and rays, 131 members of the goby family, and a Mediterranean barracuda. All were identified by researchers compiling the World Register of Marine Species (Worms), an inventory of all known ocean life. Last year alone, some 1,451 sea creatures were added to the register. Worms co-chair Jan Mees, director of the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) in Belgium, said: “Though a few relatively minor gaps remain, we consider the register now virtually complete…
Irish Independent, 12/03/15. Read the full article ‘1,000 unknown sea fish identified‘.
