Inquisitive nautili, a fish known as a toad and ancient animals made out of glass.
They're just some of the creatures uncovered in the first deep reef exploration of Australia's Coral Sea.
The study, which has been published more than six years after data was first collected, involved sending a remotely-operated vehicle almost 800m down a bank at Queensland's Osprey Reef.
The research identified distinct habitat bands determined by depth and uncovered animals with lineage so ancient they're being called "living fossils".
One of these species, which is from a variety of sponge that uses silicon to create its form, is new to science.
Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/01/19/15/10/new-species-found-in-qld-deep-water-study#gCRPj1aw0gJrk8dp.99
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