We are constantly awestruck with the amount of new species of reef fish being discovered recently and yesterday a newGrammatonotussp. was uncovered by theCalifornia Academy of Sciences dive teamexploring the reefs surrounding the Philippines. After already collecting some rare species, it looks likeRich Pyle,Brian Greene, Bart Shepherd andLuiz Rochahit the holy grail by uncovering yet another new species.
Yesterday one of these fish was collected but did not survive the decompression. Today, the team collected three more specimens this time from 487ft. (147m) near Anilao, Batangas, Philippines. While we don’t have too much detail at this point, we are hoping to hear more about this species and this expedition very soon.