Scientists find that 16,000 new species are discovered every year

New species are being discovered faster than ever before - at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.
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Taxonomy and distribution of the stomioid fish genus Eustomias (Melanostomiidae), I: subgenus Nominostomias / Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., Thomas A. Clarke, and Janet R. Gomon

Nine subgenera of Eustomias are recognized tentatively and diagnostic characters are given for each. Nominostomias is redefined and restricted to species having 3 pectoral rays, a slender barbel stem ...
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The difficult job of defining a species

Taxonomy, or the naming of species, is surprisingly complicated – and contentious. It doesn't take much scientific expertise to divide lions from tigers, or pigeons from flamingos, but details count ...
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16,000 new species discovered every year: a record!

Every year, scientists add thousands of new names to the great book of life. This momentum was initiated by the work of ...