| A New Shark Species in Belize |
| Tue, February 7, 2017 |
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And while undersized conch harvesting threatens population of that species, a new species of shark has been discovered in Belize. FIU's Dr. Demian Chapman and the Fisheries Department were collecting data on the Belizean shark population, and took a sample of what they thought was a bonnethead shark. But, after looking at the shark's DNA, they realized that it was a completely different and as yet undiscovered species.
It closely resembles the Bonnethead shark which is a part of the Hammerhead shark species.
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