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Startling New Sea Creatures

Recently discovered species are just a fraction of life hidden beneath the ocean.

By Allison Futterman
Nov 5, 2021 5:00 AMNov 5, 2021 12:49 PM
Fish called Wakanda
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With an estimated 50 to 80 percent of all life located in the ocean, there’s an entire world that exists under water. As of 2021, there were over 230,000 identified marine species. But scientists believe there are actually many more — perhaps anywhere from 750,000 to up to 25 million — still undiscovered marine species. Here are five interesting sea creatures that were newly discovered in the past few years.

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