The Galapagos waters are always full of surprises and magic, this place is an unparalleled assemblage of ocean currents that create a complex and intriguing marine setting and subsequently we can discover new fish species. The searobins are a group of fish belonging to the family Triglidae. Ten genera and about 70 species occur worldwide, two genera and ten species are found in the eastern Pacific and only three species occur in the Galapagos Islands, of which one is endemic.

Their distribution is in tropical, subtropical and temperate marine oceans of the world and their colors vary between red, brown, silver and black, always sporting white bellies, while fins frequently have markings. They are elongated, large-headed fish with distinctive, large fan-like pectoral fins that have the first three lower-most rays free and elongated. They utilize the three free pectoral rays for support and foraging over sand, mud, reefs, coral and rubble habitats; they prefer to live on continental shelves to depths of 180 m and their food supply consists mainly of soft-bodied invertebrates.

For many of the Polaris staff, this was the first sighting ever of this strange fish, so imagine our excitement! Certainly these waters provide an excellent opportunity to find always new, astonishing creatures to fill our curiosity in this unique marine environment.