Last Updated: New Shark Species Discovered In Indian Ocean; Details Inside Researchers from Pacific Shark Research Center in US conducted studies along Southwest Indian Ridge that runs between Africa & Antarctica, in 2012 and 2014 Picture Credit: @CoralReefFish/Twitter Researchers from the Pacific Shark Research Center in the United States conducted studies along the Southwest Indian Ridge, an underwater mountain range that runs between Africa and Antarctica, in 2012 and 2014. The team gathered eight deep-sea sharks while studying the seamounts off the coast of Madagascar and began in-depth study. New shark species in the Indian Ocean Amazing that we are still discovering new species of shark in 2021! This new (sorry, ugly) one was discovered in deep sea mounts in the southwestern Indian Ocean. #SharkWeekhttps://t.co/ugV4ZWfZ7Xpic.twitter.com/ZjT5sF3odD