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Researchers in Australia have discovered a new species of shark named Heterodontus marshallae while conducting a study on different scientific subjects.
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- Researchers from the Australian National Fish Collection discovered a new species of shark.
- The newly named species, Heterodontus marshallae, belongs to the unique order of sharks known as the Heterodontiformes.
- Heterodontiformes have unique teeth with rows of shark-like teeth at the front and rows of human-like molars at the back.
- The new species was found off the coast of northwestern Australia in waters between 125 to 229 meters deep.
- Genetic studies revealed that one species previously thought to be Heterodontus zebra was actually two separate species, bringing the tally to 10 in the Heterodontiformes order.
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Researchers in Australia have found a new species of shark called Heterodontus marshallae. The discovery was made by a team studying various scientific topics.
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Researchers have discovered a new species of shark in Australia called Heterodontus marshallae, or the Painted Hornshark. This species belongs to a unique order of sharks known as Heterodontiformes, which have unique teeth with rows
Researchers have discovered a new species of shark in Australia. The finding was made by a team of scientists who were studying various topics such as nanotechnology, bio and medicine, condensed matter physics, earth sciences, astronomy and space, chemistry, biology, and