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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: 113 New Sharks and Rays Announced in Australia


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The Australian reticulate swell shark is one of more than a hundred newly announced shark and ray species. The species were identified during a project that used DNA techniques to define species found off Australia, scientists announced on September 18, 2008.

Photograph courtesy CSIRO