Scientists Identify Stunning New Tropical Reef Fish That Shimmers Like An Opal

A small, strikingly beautiful damselfish that is new to science was identified on a coral reef on Madagascar’s northeastern coast

by GrrlScientist for Forbes | @GrrlScientist

Corazon’s Damsel (Pomacentrus vatosoa), a new species of damselfish discovered off northeastern Madagascar.
(Credit: Y.K. Tea, doi:10.1643/CI-19–221)

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