Researchers discover new species of fish off Dingle coast

One reason the fish had not been noticed before is that it measures only 5.5cm, making it easy to slip through the meshes of a net or be overlooked when caught

The newly discovered fish species Microichthys grandis, 'big little fish'.

A new species of fish has been discovered off the coast of Ireland in what is being described as a "rare event". 

The Microichthys grandis, which translate literally to ‘big little fish’, is around five centimeters in length but is larger than any of its relatives.