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Discovery highlights a wealth of previously unknown biodiversity 新發現昭示前所未知的豐富生物多樣性寶藏

精英翻譯社轉自http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=1035976&day=2016-09-26

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Scientists have published a description of a new species of butterflyfish from deep reefs of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

科學家發表新種蝴蝶魚的研究報告，來自偏遠的西北夏威夷群島「帕帕哈瑙莫夸基亞國家海洋保護區」的深海珊瑚礁。

"They are colorful, beautiful, and have been very well-studied worldwide. Finding a new species of butterflyfish is a rare event," said Richard Pyle, lead author on the publication.

「蝴蝶魚多采多姿，全球相關研究也已極為深入。發現新種蝴蝶魚是罕見之事。」報告主要作者李察．派爾表示。

Deep coral reefs at depths of 150 to 500 feet, also known as mesophotic coral ecosystems or "the coral-reef twilight zone," are among the most poorly explored of all marine ecosystems.

深海珊瑚礁位於150至500英尺的深海，又稱中光層珊瑚生態系或「微光區珊瑚礁」，是研究最貧乏的海洋生態系之一。

Deeper than most scuba divers can venture, and shallower than most submersible-based exploration, these reefs represent a new frontier for coral reef research.

比大多數水肺潛水員能夠探索的深度更深，又比大多數潛水艇所能探索的深度為淺，這些深海珊瑚礁代表珊瑚礁研究的新領域。

This species was first observed in video taken from manned submersibles more than 20 years ago, at depths as great as 600 feet.

下潛深度達600英尺的載人潛水艇，早在20多年前便已首次拍攝到這種新種蝴蝶魚。