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Glow-in-the-dark sharks found off New Zealand coast
The species were collected from the Chatham Rise - an area of ocean floor to the east of New Zealand - in January of last year, according to the study.
One of them, the kitefin shark, is now the largest known luminous vertebrate and can reach up to 180cm (5.9ft).
Bioluminescence was also confirmed in the blackbelly lanternshark and southern lanternshark.
The three species were already known to marine biologists but this is the first time that the phenomenon of bioluminescence - organisms emitting light - has been identified in them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56256808
One of them, the kitefin shark, is now the largest known luminous vertebrate and can reach up to 180cm (5.9ft).
Bioluminescence was also confirmed in the blackbelly lanternshark and southern lanternshark.
The three species were already known to marine biologists but this is the first time that the phenomenon of bioluminescence - organisms emitting light - has been identified in them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56256808
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