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October 2, 2006

50 New Species Found in Indonesia Reefs

Photo of walking shark

“Walking” Sharks Among 50 New Species Found in Indonesia Reefs

The sharks are about 3 to 4 feet (1 to 1.2 meters) long and walk along the shallow reef flats on their fins, preying on shrimp, crabs, snails, and small fish.

“If they get spooked they can swim away, but the thing that stands out is their walking over the bottom,” Troeng said.

The photo is of one of two species of walking sharks found. See video of the sharks and of more of the species found in Indonesia.

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3 Responses to “50 New Species Found in Indonesia Reefs”

CuriousCat: Big Atlantic Sharks Disappearing, Study Warns Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
“As larger sharks disappeared, smaller ones and rays, both often prey, exploded over the same period. One in particular, the cownose ray, perpetuated to the point that by 2004 it gulped down much of the scallop population in Chesapeake Bay…”
Curious Cat » Female Sharks Can Reproduce Alone Says:
February 25th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
“Though the three females had been caught before they reached sexual maturity and held in captivity for more than three years, researchers initially thought one had stored sperm from a male shark before fertilizing an egg…”
Adieska Says:
July 12th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Wow… Thanks for this info. I just know about it. I’m an Indonesian and Taking Forestry at North Sumatra University. Sometimes I involved in Environment NGO’s activity as a volunteer