In 2019, scientists discovered 71 new species

, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Researchers at
University in California
found a total of 71 new species of plant and animal in 2019. These include flowers, fish, corals, spiders, sea cedes, ants and lizards. They hide in caves, forests and even the deepest parts of the ocean in every corner of the world.
scientists believe that learning more about these interesting new species could provide a better understanding of the environment and biomes and targeted conservation efforts.
shannon Bennett,
California, said: 'Despite decades of relentless searching for some of the most familiar and remote places on Earth, biodiversity scientists estimate that more than 90 per cent of natural species are still unknown.
added, "Abundant plants and animals are what makes life on our planet flourish: in the face of a climate crisis, the interconnectedity of all life systems provides collective resilience." Every newly discovered species is a reminder of how to better understand and protect these precious ecosystems. Scientiststhe purple fish in a secret reef 260 feet below the surface of the water. They live in dark coral reefs in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania and are known as the "Twilight Zone". Fish is a new species of so-called fairy mackerel.
have dark pigments on their scales, and they retain a deep purple color even when they are preserved for research.
the fish were named "Cirrhilabrus wakanda" in honor of the Waganda Kingdom and the Black Panthers in Marvel animation.2019,
researcher Aaron Bauer found 15 mottled geckos, an orange lizard, a ring-tailed lizard and three stone dragons. Most of them are endangered. They are all located in very small geographical areas, so any destruction, such as deforestation, can deplete their numbers.2019, researchers found five new spiders, some of which are very strange.
researchers found a family of spiders living in ant mounds in Mexico's Chihuahua desert, "ant worshippers", who usually live underground.
"s only way to study what they're doing is to dig them out. But if you do, they are no longer in a natural state. Darrell Ubick, curator of the School of Entomology, said.