Careproctus colliculi , or the bumpy snailfish, has a "lovely little smile" that proves not all deep-sea creatures are terrifying.

A new species of deep-sea snailfish has been discovered off the coast of California, more than 10,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Scientists first captured footage of the peculiar fish back in 2019, and now they’ve confirmed that it’s a previously unknown species that’s been dubbed Careproctus colliculi , or the bumpy snailfish.

The discovery was made with the help of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in conjunction with researchers from the State University of New York at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo), the University of Montana, and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

How Researchers Discovered The Bumpy Snailfish

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