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Dozens of new species discovered off Papua New Guinea
Bird's Head Seascape and Fak-Fak
Posted: 18 September 2006 11:10 AM
Last Update: 18 September 2006 09:16 AM
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Environment
Last Update: 18 September 2006 09:16 AM
Author: Eric Cheng ( echeng )
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Related Link: http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article1616636.ece
A team from Conservation International has discovered dozens of new species of marine life in an area called Bird’s Head Seascape off the coast of Papua, including 24 new species of fish, 20 species of coral and eight species of shrimp. There is a little video clip from Gerry Allen of a new epaulette shark that walks on its fins.