Meet the new giant sunfish that has evaded scientists for centuries

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Submitted by lalit on Mon, 2017-07-24 18:18

Scientists have named the new species the Hoodwinker sunfish or Mola tecta (derived from the Latin word tectus meaning disguised or hidden).

thesaurus: 
Biodiversity
Fish Biodiversity
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
Africa
Main Topic: 
Biodiversity
Name of the Newspaper: 
Mongabay
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Clipping Type: 
DNB
External URL: 
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/07/new-species-of-giant-sunfish-discovered/
Publication Date: 
24/07/2017