The Eptatretus strickrotti was vacuumed into a submarine canister known as the "slurp gun."
(Marine Biological Laboratory)
Hagfish named after discoverer
Submarine pilot found it in Pacific
The Eptatretus strickrotti was vacuumed into a submarine canister known as the "slurp gun."
(Marine Biological Laboratory)
Some explorers dream of having a distant star , an elusive tropical bird, or a snow-capped mountain peak named after them. Bruce Strickrott, who pilots the submarine Alvin, has a different sort of bragging right . (Full article: 325 words)
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