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A 'Walking Shark' Was Seen Crawling Along the Bottom of the Seafloor. It's a New Species

DNA testing confirmed the shark as a new species, and researchers said its narrow range and habitat loss could put it at risk of extinction.

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Researchers were diving in Papua New Guinea when they discovered a strange new species in shallow waters.

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A new species of shark, called Dudgeon's walking shark, was found in a night dive carried out by researchers to study wild sharks last Tuesday (16), in a small area off the southeast of 12 Papua New Guinea (PNG). Since last year, the team of researchers has dedicated itself to examining the number of sword sharks, endangered species, in a research led by UniCS (University of the Sunshine Coast), in Milne Bay and in nearby shallow waters. However…

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IFLScience broke the news on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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