
UMS Team Finds Rare Shark
March 24, 2007 @ 07:30 AM (EST)
Source: Thestar.com.my
A rare and endangered shark, not scientifically reported for more than a century, is among marine creatures that have been discovered by Universiti Malaysia Sabah researchers.
UMS vice-chancellor Datuk Dr Dr Mohd Noh Dalimin said that apart from the Borneo shark, scientifically known Carcharhinus borneensis, the university's re-searchers have also discovered a new species of crab and ray fish.
The university's Borneo Marine Research Institute director Prof Dr Saleem Mustafa said the discoveries reflected the diversity of marine life in the waters around the world's third largest island...
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