Frogfish are among the marine species found in the new Chilean marine reserve.
Sources
- 10 Weird Animals From New Chile Reserve, Biggest in Americas (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.org/projects/pristine-seas/expeditions/desventuradas-islands/ (nationalgeographic.org)
- https://blog.padi.com/chile-creates-largest-marine-reserve-in-the-americas/ (blog.padi.com)
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