Image Gallery: Bali's Incredible Diversity
Heteroconger, a new garden eel
Heteroconger, a new species of garden eel, one of nine new species identified through Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program.
Euphyllia, a new bubble coral
Euphyllia, a new species of bubble coral, one of nine new species identified through Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program.
Apogon, a new cardinalfish
Apogon, a new species of cardinalfish, one of nine new species identified through Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program.
Grallenia, a new goby
Grallenia, a new species of goby, one of nine new species identified through Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program.
Heteroconger, a new garden eel
Heteroconger, a new species of garden eel, one of nine new species identified through Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program.
An adult Manonichthys, a new dottyback
An adult Manonichthys, a new species of dottyback, one of nine new species identified through Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program.
A juvenile Manonichthys, a new dottyback
A juvenile Manonichthys, a new species of dottyback, one of nine new species identified through Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program.
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Meiacanthus, a new fangblenny
Meiacanthus, a new species of fangblenny, one of nine new species identified through Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program.
Parapercis, a new sandperch
Parapercis, a new species of sandperch, one of nine new species identified through Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program.
Pseudochromis, a new dottyback
Pseudochromis, a new species of dottyback, one of nine new species identified through Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program.
Siphamia, a new cardinalfish
Siphamia a new species of cardinalfish, one of nine new species identified through Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program.
Jennifer Welsh is a Connecticut-based science writer and editor and a regular contributor to Live Science. She also has several years of bench work in cancer research and anti-viral drug discovery under her belt. She has previously written for Science News, VerywellHealth, The Scientist, Discover Magazine, WIRED Science, and Business Insider.