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I didnt catch all of the report on the news, but it appears that a study in Indoneasia has discovered 52 new species living on a reef, and one is a shark that walks along its pectoral fins along the bottom, its small only growing to a maximum of four feet and is sandy coloured with spots and darker bands, will try get more info from the BBC website to confirm it...Wondered if anybody else had heard anything???
Reports I've read seem to suggest not 1 but 2 new species of epaulette shark. They're adorable little chaps and the more common aussie species can often be seen at public aquaria (I believe they breed well in captivity) for those interested.
I like (not really) how all these linked articles don't really have any information on the shark. Ah, the wonders of attention-grabbing headlines!
That video clip is neat. Ichthyologists will need to start rethinking our views on shark paired fins... those babies sure look a whole lot more bendy than classic doctrine states.
epaulette sharks as a group were known before, but two new species of this type of shark have been discovered, along with lots of other marine life in the Bird's Head Seascape on an expedition led by Conservation International. You can read the article by this organization plus watch video and a slideshow, download screensavers, and send an ecard, all with photos of the wildlife found.
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