Swansea University: Sliteye Shark Discovered in Remote Indian Ocean--First-ever Sighting in Chagos Archipelago
August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025
SWANSEA, Wales, Aug. 15 (TNSjou) -- Swansea University issued the following news:
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Sliteye shark discovered in remote Indian Ocean--First-ever sighting in Chagos Archipelago
The sliteye shark has been recorded for the first time on the Great Chagos Bank, the world's largest coral atoll structure--marking a major advance in understanding the geographic range of this near-threatened species (https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T41831A1734 . . .
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Sliteye shark discovered in remote Indian Ocean--First-ever sighting in Chagos Archipelago
The sliteye shark has been recorded for the first time on the Great Chagos Bank, the world's largest coral atoll structure--marking a major advance in understanding the geographic range of this near-threatened species (https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T41831A1734 . . .