Mystery egg revealing secrets from the deep

Unveiling taxonomic diversity in the deep‐sea fish genus Notacanthus (Notacanthiformes: Notacanthidae) with description of Notacanthus arrontei n. sp.

“…Classification of species and other biological units has progressed substantially, moving from using morphological features alone to using modern molecular techniques, where an organism can be classified by reading the very genetic information that underpins its creation (Perry, 2023). Although the deep-sea environment has historically been considered an example of oceanic connectivity and homogeneity, new knowledge has rendered this theory obsolete.…”