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New Shark Species Described to Science: American Pocket Shark (Mollisquama mississippiensis)
A new paper published in the journal Zootaxa describes a new kitefin shark species for the first time. Newly described Mollisquama mississippiensissp. nov. belongs to the family Dalatiidae. This family contains 11 described species in seven genera. Dalatiidae sharks are found almost worldwide, preferring deepwater, open ocean habitats in temperate and tropical seas (Ebert, Fowler, & Dando, 2015).…
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