Biologists Discover a New Shark Species Hitherto Unknown to Science that Uses Its Four Fins to 'Walk' Through the Seabed
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An international team of marine biologists has identified a new species of walking shark in shallow waters of southeastern Papua New Guinea. It is called Hemiscyllium dudgeonae, although it is already referred to as Dudgeon’s walking shark, in honor of researcher Christine Dudgeon, from the University of the Sunshine Coast. The finding draws attention for an obvious reason. How can a shark “walk”? The answer is not on a few legs, of course, but …
The majority of sharks are known for swimming. However, a newly discovered species has a very different ability: it can be called kadekedewa, which can be freely translated as lazy shark, the animal was identified in the waters of eastern Papua New Guinea. The discovery was published in the Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation in June of this year. It is the tenth known species of walking shark.
Scientists have identified a new species of walking shark, the tenth known member of this unique group who move on their fins on the bottom of reefs and sea prairie. Baptized ‘Hemiscyllium dudgeonae’, it is less than a metre and belongs to a lineage of sharks that is only found in Australia and New Guinea. (Read more...) The entry Identifies new species of rare shark that ‘walks’ was first published in Remolacha - News Dominican Republic.
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