The fish — a species of tilefish — appears to be wearing red face paint and thus has been named after San, a character from Princess Mononoke, a Studio Ghibli film. With this rare find, researchers ...

The facial markings of the fish resemble those of San, the warrior princess from Princess Mononoke A deepwater fish new to science has been named after San, the warrior princess from Studio Ghibli ...

The fish was discovered in the depths of the South China Sea. Dubbed Branchiostegus sanae, or the “Mononoke tilefish,” this ...

Researchers in China have named a newly discovered fish species after the Studio Ghibli character San from Princess Mononoke based on its similar facial markings. Published in the open-access ...

These stripes reminded the researchers of San, a central character in Princess Mononoke, who also has red striped facial markings. But it’s not just facial features that led the team to name the ...