Ruby Seadragon (Phyllopteryx dewysea)
There are a handful of types of seadragons, fish that are related to seahorses. But scientists with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Western Australian Museum only discovered the ruby seadragon in 2016 off the coast of Western Australia. They used a remotely operated vehicle to observe two ruby seadragons for 30 minutes, learning about their habitat, autonomy, and behavior. This was the first time anyone has ever observed the species in the wild. Unlike other seadragon species, the ruby seadragon has a curled tail and lacks the appendages found on every other known species. There’s always something new to discover.
