http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/22/world/asia/strange-sea-creature/?iref=obinsite
A scaly, see- through thing was found off the coast of New Zealand in January. It is a Salp, a fish that feeds on plankton and bacteria and is found in parts of the ocean that even aren't widely explored. It was a surprise to both the fisherman who caught it and the scientists who studied it because while it isn't rare, it isn't usually found alone, but in chains of 30 and more. It is transparent to protect it from it's predators, which usually makes it hard to find to humans also. The fisherman described the Salp as "Scaly and... quite firm, almost jelly like."
I think this is great, you learn new things every day.
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