New species of shark named after pioneering ‘Shark Lady’ Eugenie Clark

Mongabay
Jul 20, 2018, 9:05 am156 pts
Scientists have just described a new species of shark from the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the western Atlantic Ocean. The new species was formally named Squalus clarkae, or Genie’s Dogfish, in honor of famed U.S. marine biologist Eugenie Clark, whose pioneering work in marine conservation has…

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