There are some fish that are just so rare they’re almost mythical, and to see one would probably require divine intervention on some cosmic celestial level. We’re so fascinated withOdontanthias，多年来，该属的几乎没有代表进入了行业，即O. borbonius,O. fuscipinnis,O. katayamai,O. unimaculatus和O. Chrysostictus(the last three are super rare deep water imports). The remaining members are only made available via fuzzy formalin stained dead pictures available on the internet.
Cue伊丽莎白·奥多尼亚斯. This is one species that has set itself apart from all the other preserved holotypes in theOdontanthiasgenus. There’s an aura of mystery that shrouds this species, from that brownish hue on its lower back, and that beautiful white sash on its caudal peduncle. As far as we know, it is endemic to the Hawaiian islands and surrounding locales, but because of its propensity for very deep water, no living specimens or pictures have ever been available.
到目前为止。或更确切地说，2013年3月。这不是最近的事情，但也不是很久以前。它逃脱了我们的注意力，主要是因为它没有以最常规的方式记录。新鲜捕获（和死亡的）标本，标题为这篇文章，是我们所知道的唯一图片，以新鲜的自然色为例，并被渔民捕获。
Big Island Fishingis a blog by japanese fishermen who, as the name of the site suggests, document their catch of the Hawaiian islands. This Hawaiian fishing diary is normally filled with pictures of mackerel and other food fish catches, but to the biggest surprise of us rare fish lovers, also includes a picture of the pseudo-legendaryO. elizabethae. Fished up from bone crushing depths of 650ft, this fish is really quite unlikely to be pulled up alive anyway.
但是，它为我们提供了一个难得的机会来观察这种鱼的生命（几乎）着色，包括令人难以置信的令人难以置信的紫色丝带，如尾丝。希望有一天的生活呼吸游泳O. elizabethaewill be documented, but until then this will have to do.
