Thursday 24 December 2015

Glow-in-the-dark ‘ninja lanternshark’ discovered in the deep ocean


Marine biologists have discovered a brand new species of lanternshark that is so stealthy, they've likened it a Japanese ninja.
The skin of the shark also contains so-called photophores, that make the fish 'glow' as it hunts its prey in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
Although the researchers have dubbed it Ninja lanternshark, its official name is Etmopterus benchleyi - named after the novelist Peter Benchley who wrote Jaws.



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