The sharks that glow in the dark: Scientists release first experimental study of bioluminescent predators Kitefin shark has subverted normal use of ‘counter-illumination’, researchers believe ...

The kitefin shark is the largest known bioluminescent vertebrate. Studying kitefin sharks, alongside lantern sharks, helped researchers better understand what causes this phenomenon.

Scientists have taken the first ever photos of the kitefin shark, the world's largest known bioluminescent vertebrate, growing to nearly six feet in length.

A kitefin shark is the largest known bioluminescent vertebrate, according to a new study. The shark lives in the dimly lit "twilight zone" of the ocean, and may glow to camouflage itself as it hunts.

The jaws of Dalatias licha (kitefin shark). The shark's lower teeth form a continuous cutting edge with which it can bite pieces out of larger animals.

One of the sharks is the kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), which spans nearly 6 feet (1.8 meters). It’s also the world’s largest known bioluminescent shark.

The kitefin shark is a guitar-sized creature with brownish-black skin and large, gaping eyes. But there is more to this shark than initially meets the eye: in the dark, it will emit a blue glow ...

Among the three glowing sharks, the kitefin shark is now the largest-known luminous underwater creature.

Scientists have found three glow-in-the-dark sharks off the coast of New Zealand. The kitefin shark, blackbelly lanternshark and southern lanternshark weren’t unknown to science. However ...

The largest known shark that can glow in the dark has been discovered by researchers off the coast of New Zealand. Scientists discovered that three species, the kitefin shark, the blackbelly ...

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 ...