Squalus formosus
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Squalus formosus is a species in the genus of Squalus. It was accidentally found in Taiwan
's Tashi Fish Market by William T. White and a colleague of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Hobart, Australia. They named it S. formosus ("Formosa" being a former name for Taiwan).
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
's Tashi Fish Market by William T. White and a colleague of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Hobart, Australia. They named it S. formosus ("Formosa" being a former name for Taiwan).