Never-before-seen shark that ‘walks’ on land discovered off Papua New Guinea
Researchers have identified a new species of “walking shark,” a rare group of small carpet sharks that use their fins to “walk” along shallow reefs.
A team of divers spotted the newfound shark, which they named Hemiscyllium dudgeonae, in the dark waters around the reefs of southeastern Papua New Guinea. Gliding along the rocks was a small, brown-spotted shark that they didn’t recognize.
