5种小海马被发现Five New Pygmy Seahorse Species Found

[ˌɔ:fðəˈwɔ:l, ˌɔf-] wall adj.异乎寻常的,古怪的,疯狂的,疯疯癫癫的
[ˈdaiəɡnəuz] diagnose vt.诊断
[inˈsɔmniə] insomnia n.〈医〉失眠(症)
[] somnia
[] the other day n.前几天
[] a big noise n.耸人听闻的事实[声明]
[ˈkɔdʒitəu] cogito n.〈拉〉我思故我在
[ˈə:ɡəu] ergo adv.因此,由是
[ˌkɔləˈsiəm] Colosseum n.罗马圆形大剧场(建于公元80年,耗时5年,至今大部分尚存)
[haiv] hive n.蜂箱, 蜂巢蜂群喧闹地区
[ˈbi:ˌhaiv] Beehive n.蜂巢星团(即鬼星团)
[weil] wale n.条痕,选择
v.使有鞭条痕,挑选
[ˈpiɡmi] pygmy adj.非常小的
n.俾格米人特别矮小的人或动物, 特别小的东西
[ˈsi:hɔ:s] seahorse n.海马
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[ˈri:snt] recent adj.不久前的, 近来的
[] coral reef n.珊瑚礁
[] Red Sea n.红海（印度洋西北的长形内海，在亚洲阿拉伯半岛同非洲东北部之间）
[ˌindəuˈni:zjə] Indonesia n.印尼(东南亚岛国)
[ˈvə:tibrit] vertebrate n.脊椎动物
[siˈkri:tiv] secretive adj.遮遮掩掩的, 守口如瓶的, 秘密的
[ˈspesimən] specimen n.范例, 典范, 实例样品, 标本某种类型的人, 家伙, 怪人
[disˈkʌvə] discover vt.发现碰见, 撞见了解到, 认识到, 发觉
[ˌsu:ləˈweisi] Sulawesi n.苏拉威西岛(印度尼西亚中部)
[] 200902110039 SEA LIFE PHOTOS: Five New Pygmy Seahorse Species Found
February 5, 2009--The Walea pygmy seahorse is one of five species
named in a flurry of recent seahorse discoveries
from coral reefs in the Red Sea and Indonesia. All five are less than
an inch tall (2.5 centimeters) and are among the
tiniest known vertebrates. It was thanks to the keen eyes of
underwater photographers and divers that these secretive
specimens came to light.
The seahorses, described in December 2008 and January 2009 studies,
are the first to be discovered in five years.
The Walea seahorse is named after an island in central Sulawesi,
Indonesia—the only place it has so far been found.
--Helen Scales