Monday 19 February 2018

Deep-sea fish use hydrothermal vents to incubate eggs


Date:  February 12, 2018
Source:  Penn State

Summary:
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.





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