Take a dip under the waves and you never know what you might discover. From dancing sea pigs to manta rays deep-diving , the world’s oceans hold all kinds of surprises. For researchers off the coast of Papua New Guinea, it was the discovery of a shimmering new fish species: Eviota bella . The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Dwarfgobies in this genus are all typically under 18 millimeters (0.7 inches) long and occur in relatively large numbers on coral reefs, though observing them is tricky due to their size. Each member of the existing four species in its complex has a different pattern around the eyes, which helps identify them from each other and was a major clue in starting to realize that this new species was dif

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