Dazzling underwater photos capture new views and scientific detail of fish larvae
Larvae that look drab in the lab turn out to have brilliant colors and intricate body parts
Baby fishes in the wild (pictured in this collage) sport a smorgasbord of colors and appendages that are often lost when the critters are caught and preserved as lab specimens.
Photos: Jeff Milisen (photos); E. Otwell/Science News (collage)
The open ocean is a veritable soup of tiny critters, including newborn fishes.