Lets review that what was found new species in 2017.
Throughout the year 2017 there are several types of bars found. Starting from mini frogs in Indonesia and the sea monsters with a very creepy appearance. Many strange sea creatures are found, so make some scientists stunned.
The creatures found include bucktoothed sharks, cosmic jellyfish, boat-eating vessels, glowing animals, to deep-sea supredators, adding to the long list of marine monsters that scientists discovered throughout 2017.
Ghost Shark
One of the species found is a ghost shark. Where this ghost shark is a species found near South Africa found in January 2017. And according to researchers at the Pacific Shark Research Center at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Calif., The creature that is one meter long is the second largest ghost shark species ever found.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Hydrolagus
Species: Hydrolagus erithacus Source
Although similar to sharks, the researchers noted that the species with the latin name Hydrolagus erithacus were not sharks. Because unlike a true shark, the ghost shark moves its body with its large pectoral fin, not its tail.
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