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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

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

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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