Monday, February 12, 2018

Deep-sea fish use hydrothermal vents to incubate eggs

An international team of researchers have discovered egg cases of deep-sea fish near hydrothermal vents. The team believes that deep-sea skates, a relative of sharks and rays, use the warm water near the vents to accelerate the typically years-long incubation time of their eggs.

from Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily http://ift.tt/2o1s8VD
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