Dragons, sea toads and the longest creature ever seen found on undersea peaks off South America

Underwater mountains are biodiversity hotspots and researchers exploring the Salas y Gómez ridge off Chile have found 50 species probably new to science. How much more has yet to be discovered? Photographs by ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute Squat lobsters, bright red sea toads and deep-sea dragon fish were among more than 160 species never previously seen in the region that were spotted on a recent expedition exploring an underwater mountain range off the coast of South America. Researche...