Soft sea creature – with red scaleless body

Soft sea creature – with red scaleless body — discovered in Japan

By Irene Wright

Source: miamiherald

4/19/2024

Credit: Yoshiaki Kai, Eisuke Morikawa, and Ryo Misawa Species Diversity

The ocean is home to some of nature’s most beautiful creatures. Leafy sea dragons have decorative branches extending from their curved bodies. Christmas tree worms make coral reefs look like a scene from Whoville. Even Crowntail betta fish look like they belong to an aquatic royal family with long, colorful fins.

The same can’t be said for the snailfish. Best described as something that lands in your tissue after a bloody nose, snailfish leave something to be desired.

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