BBC climate and science
Deepwater fish new in science was named after a dream, a warrior princess from a significant animated film Studio Ghibli, Princess Mononica, because of her striking face marks.
The new species, Branchiostegus Sanae, was identified by Chinese researchers after noticing his unique cheeks.
The dream, the princess erected by Wolves, was the war protagonist of the 1997 animated movie Hayao Miyazaki.
The princess moninoke was a sensation in Japan and collected over £ 19 billion (£ 100.4 million) at the box office.
The newly discovered fish is a deep water tile, which belongs to the family Branchiostegidae.
As their name suggests, deep water tiles are located at extreme depths, with some species located 600m below the surface.
Researchers at the Oceanological Institute of Oceanology of the South Chinese Sea, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Zhejiang and the University of Kina Ocean, used a genetic analysis to confirm it as a new species.
Inspired by similarity with San, they chose “Sanae” for a particular name as honor.
Study’s chief author Haochen Huang said: “In the princess of the mononic, the dream is a young woman raised by wolves after her human parents left her. She sees herself as part of the forest and struggles to protect her.
“The film embarks on a complex relationship between people and nature, promoting a message of harmonious coexistence between the two: something we hope to dress through this appointment.”
Deepwater tiles are usually found in seafood markets throughout Eastern and Southeast Asia.
However, their diversity remains relatively low, with only 31 species described in the Branchiostegidae family and 19 in the genus Branchiostegus.
“Finding a new species in this group is a rare and happy event, especially one that is characteristic of Branchiostegus Sanae,” said Haochen Huang.
In the last 34 years, only three new species in the genus Branchistegus have been identified.
The samples are preserved in marine biological collections to help scientists learn more about them.
