September 19, 2008--The newly named maugean skate may go extinct before scientists have a chance to fully document it.
The skate--a type of
ray--is among 113 new species of
Australian sharks and rays discovered during a study of museum specimens, scientists at the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) announced this week. (
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The newfound tropical saw shark Pristiophorus delicatus, which sports a long, bladelike snout, scissors through waters off the Australian state of Queensland.
Sharks--such as the new Australian reticulate swell shark Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum--play an important role as top predators
In northern Australia, a group of rare freshwater sharks stalk their prey through tropical rivers, including the speartooth shark Glyphis glyphis.
The southern dogfish's choice of coastal living may be its undoing.
The northern river shark is one of two freshwater species discovered during a recent research effort
clipped from news.nationalgeographic.com
clipped from news.nationalgeographic.com
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