Two new species have been discovered swimming off the coast of Western Australia and, like all deep-sea beasties , they are pretty unusual. Say hello to a brand new species of lanternshark that glows in the dark, and a tiny porcelain crab that wouldn’t look out of place next to your fancy crockery. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

The specimens were collected in 2022 by CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator . The new shark species, the newly named West Australian lanternshark ( Etmopterus westraliensis ), is actually the third new shark species to be discovered on this voyage.

"Lanternsharks are an amazing group of sharks, and this new species was found at depths to 610 metres [2,000 feet] during biodiversit

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