By tying the latest find back to the Jul 23, 2019 description of a small kitefin shark that glows, researchers can show that this is not a one-off oddity but part of a growing roster of luminous ...

Biologist Jérôme Mallefet always dreamed about witnessing a glowing shark. He knew that it existed somewhere, patrolling some deep, dark waters. But where, he didn’t know yet. In January 2020, when he ...

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Scientists have taken the first ever photos of a glow-in-the-dark shark producing its own light. The kitefin shark, Dalatias licha, is the world's largest known bioluminescent vertebrate, growing to ...

The kitefin shark, Dalatias licha, is the world's largest known bioluminescent vertebrate, growing to nearly six feet in length. It was found in an area of ocean known as Chatham Rise, off the east ...