A blind eel, deep-sea batfishes, spider fish, and others were all discovered and revealed on a seafloor in Australia.
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The deep sea batfish is one of several previously unknown creatures found below the surface of the Indian Ocean near the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park.
A team of scientists with the Museums of Victoria Research Institute recently mapped the region across nearly 7,000 miles in detail for the first time.
The project revealed flat-topped sea mountains, with volcanic cones, sharp ridges, and canyons.
Also coming to light was the newly discovered sea life.
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Those include the blind eel with loose, transparent skin, the pelican and slender snipe eels, high-fin lizard fish, and others.
The museum's chief scientist of the expedition says this represents a discovery of "an amazing number of potentially new species" living in the Marine Park.
CNNWire contributed to this report