New Species of 2008!

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GHOSTSHARK:
Chimaera macrospina

New species of the genus Chimaera Linnaeus (Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from Australia.

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/cmar_rp022.pdf - full article

 

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GHOSTSHARK:
Chimaera obscura

New species of the genus Chimaera Linnaeus (Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from Australia.

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/cmar_rp022.pdf - full article

 

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STINGRAY:
Neotrygon picta

Resurrection of the genus Neotrygon Castelnau (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) with the description of Neotrygon picta sp. nov., a new species from northern Australia.

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/cmar_rp022.pdf - full article

 

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GHOSTSHARK:
Chimaera argiloba

Chimaera argiloba sp. nov., a new species of chimaerid (Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from northwestern Australia.

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/cmar_rp022.pdf - full article

 

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RATFISH:
Hydrolagus homonycteris

New species of the genus Hydrolagus Gill (Holocephali: Chimaeridae) from Australia.

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/cmar_rp022.pdf - full article

 

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RATFISH:
Hydrolagus marmoratus

New species of the genus Hydrolagus Gill (Holocephali: Chimaeridae) from Australia.

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/cmar_rp022.pdf - full article

 

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SPOTTED CATSHARK:
Asymbolus galacticus

Asymbolus galacticus sp. nov., a new species of spotted catshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from New Caledonia.

http://www.mnhn.fr/sfi/cybium/numeros/BilingualAbstracts/322/11-SéretAbs521.pdf - abstract

 

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MALAGASY CICHLIDS:
Paretroplus gymnopreopercularis
Paretroplus lamenabe

Phylogeny of the cichlid subfamily Etroplinae and taxonomic revision of the malagasy cichlid genus Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae).

http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5926/2/B314.pdf - full article

 

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BLIND LOACH:
Protocobitis polylepis

A New Blind Underground Species of the Genus Protocobitis (Cobitidae) from Guangxi, China.

http://www.zoores.ac.cn/qikan/manage/wenzhang/200804452.pdf - full article

 

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HILLSTREAM CATFISH:
Glyptothorax coracinus

Glyptothorax coracinus, a new species of hillstream catfish from Cambodia (Teleostei: Sisoridae).

http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01839p068f.pdf - abstract