Author: Danielle Dawson

Named the Halichoeres sanchezior the tailspot wrasse, a colorful new species of fish has been found living on rubble in the waters surrounding the Revillagigedo Archipelago. The island system is known as the “Mexican Galapagos” for its vast marine biodiversity. “It’s amazing that we can still find species that are new to science in a place that people often visit — it just shows how big and complex the world is,” said Ben Frable of UC’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography San Diego. SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) — Researchers say they discovered a new species of tropical fish during an expedition to…

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Researchers have discovered a new species of tropical fish during an expedition to remote islands off Mexico’s Pacific coast.Named the Halichoeres sanchezior the tailspot wrasse, the colorful species has been found living among volcanic rubble in the waters surrounding the Revillagigedo Archipelago – an island system known as the “Mexican Galapagos” for its vast marine biodiversity.The discovery was officially entered into the scientific record on Tuesday with the publication of a paper on the species in the journal, PeerJ. Halichoeres sanchezi.”It’s amazing that we can still find species that are new to science in a…