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Pygmy False Catshark
December 5 , 2018
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- A new deep-sea shark species named Pygmy false catshark, was discovered in the northern Indian Ocean.
- This was discovered by scientists from the US and Germany in association with the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Kochi (CMFRI).
- This is the first such discovery in India since the Mangalore hound shark in 2011.
- The scientific name of the species is Planonasus indicus – ‘planus’ meaning flat and ‘nasus’ meaning nose.
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