Discovered shark species 'cows'

Two species of "crawling" sharks on the sea floor, a strange flashing fish and many types of corals . only a small fraction of the 52 new species found off Indonesia, confirmed the western Pacific region as The most diverse rich sea on earth.

"We are very confident that this is the center of marine biodiversity," said Mark Erdmann, an American scientist at the International Conservation Organization, who led the survey.

The area found new species of creatures in Indonesia, in the frame (Photo: BBC) In this year's survey, the group found around Bird's Head Peninsula at the westernmost tip of New Guinea 24 new species of fish, including Sharks are shoulderless, slender and spotted on their backs, about 1.2 meters long (the color on their flanks is like the shoulder of officers).

The rest are 20 new coral species and 8 previously unknown species of shrimp.

"The most special is the amazing discovery of sharks - they are superior beings, not bacteria or insects," Erdmann said.

The team also found " flashing" fish species . The male, whose harem is a few females, suddenly " flashes " yellow, blue, pink and other colors on the body, as part of a love hunt.

Erdmann said the survey area, about 18,000 km ^{2 wide} , has a much higher concentration of species than in Australia's great coral reef. According to him, the Indonesian Ministry of Fisheries wants to increase the number of marine reserves, currently accounting for only about 11% of the waters surrounding the peninsula.

An epic shark. ( Photo: China daily, VNE)

T. An