Question: Researchers from which of the following country recently discovered a rare pink Handfish near the Tasmanian coast?
a) Australia
b) China
c) Japan
d) Germany
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:-
- Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) discovered a rare pink handfish near the Tasmanian coast.
- The last time 22 years before this fish was seen was in 1999.
- This rare pink handfish was discovered in the seabed in Tasman Fracture Marine Park.
- Actually Australian marine researchers discovered the pink handfish while reviewing the footage of a video; they had taken using an underwater camera in February 2021.
- The Tasman Fracture Marine Park is known for its deep crack in the earth’s crust, which allows scientists to study marine life up to 4,000 meters below the surface.
- Pink handfish was previously thought to only live in shallow waters. This time, however, it was discovered at a depth of 150 meters.
By Rajesh Tripathi