Shark

Kitefin shark

Dalatias licha

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 3 oceans

Deep waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans

Depth

Mostly 300 to 600 m, down to 1,800 m

Size

Up to 1.8 m

Diet

Fish, squid, other sharks

Zone

Twilight zone · 200 – 1,000 m

Key facts

• It is the largest known bioluminescent vertebrate.
• Its belly gives off a blue glow that erases its silhouette.

Verified sources

1. FishBase – Dalatias licha
2. DIVE – Largest bioluminescent vertebrate is a glow-in-the-dark shark (Mallefet et al. 2021)
3. FishBase, Dalatias licha

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

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