This is the first record of the species on the eastern seaboard of Australia
While on a snorkel tour on the Great Barrier Reef, marine biologist Jorja Gilmore spotted something peculiar. In the water in front of her danced a paper-thin, elongated silvery fish. Perplexed, she called over master reef guide Tahn Miller to see if he knew what it was, writes Phil Brandel for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
"At first I couldn't quite place what species of fish it was, but then I saw the shiny mercury-coloured body, two predominant eyes and the ultra-fine dorsal fin running head to tail, undulating like mini waves propelling through the water," Miller tells Marina Trajkovich from 9News. "I knew we had come across something rarely seen on the Great Barrier Reef. Luckily, I had my camera and started to film straight away...”
