New Shark Species Found but Marks a 'Tragic' Discovery

After years of research, scientists have officially named the new species, which is believed to be endangered.

Florida International University scientists have finally identified a new species of hammerhead shark years after first collecting samples, but the shark's official discovery comes as its population numbers dwindle.The new species was officially named Sphyrna alleni in a research article published Monday in the journal Zootaxa. The new species was named after Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, in recognition of Allen's shark conservation efforts. Also, the Paul G.

Newsweek reached out to Gonzalez by email for comment.The common name for the new species is the shovellbill shark.Because of unregulated fishing in Brazilian waters, it is likely that the shovellbill shark is already endangered, even though its discovery is so new.

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