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. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County ...

One of the species, the kitefin shark, grows to a length of nearly six feet, making it the largest known bioluminescent vertebrate. Giant squid, which get much bigger, are also known to produce light.

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 kitefin shark can grow to 6 feet long, and its luminescence helps it blend in with the glow from the ocean's surface. Frontiers in Marine Science. Jaws and its pals just upped the ante.

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 ...

The study refers to the kitefin as a "giant luminous shark," and it can grow to 1.8 meters in length (almost 6 feet). But that comes way short of the 25-foot Great White shark featured in Steven ...

Sharks are known to stalk and sniff out prey before they attack. But all this newly discovered shark species has to do is glow in the dark, and the prey comes to them. The 5 1/2-inch American ...

Kitefin shark has subverted normal use of ‘counter-illumination’, researchers believe. Jon Sharman. Tuesday 02 March 2021 13:08 GMT. Comments.

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.

That’s because the kitefin shark has been awarded the title of the largest known underwater creature that glows in the dark. Kitefin sharks are said to swim 984 feet below sea level.

“Looks to me like a deep-water kitefin shark, which are known in the waters off Australia,” said Christopher Lowe, director of California State University at Long Beach’s Shark Lab.

The kitefin shark is the world's largest known bioluminescent vertebrate, growing to nearly six feet in length. CNNWire. By Jack Guy. Wednesday, March 3, 2021.