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Discover a New Species of Shark that Walks on Its Fins and Can Move Out of the Water Between the Reefs

Summary by ecoticias.com
In the shallow reefs of southeastern Papua New Guinea, a small nocturnal shark moves forward by supporting its fins on the bottom, almost as if it were walking. Analysis has confirmed that it is a new species for science, named Hemiscyllium dudgeonae. The finding raises to ten the number of known species of walking sharks, but comes with a warning. Its apparent distribution occupies about 7,000 square kilometers in the province of Milne Bay, the…

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In the shallow reefs of southeastern Papua New Guinea, a small nocturnal shark moves forward by supporting its fins on the bottom, almost as if it were walking. Analysis has confirmed that it is a new species for science, named Hemiscyllium dudgeonae. The finding raises to ten the number of known species of walking sharks, but comes with a warning. Its apparent distribution occupies about 7,000 square kilometers in the province of Milne Bay, the…

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ecoticias.com broke the news on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
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