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Glow-in-the-dark SHARKS found lurking hundreds of feet below sea near New Zealand
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter
2 Mar 2021, 16:43
Updated: 2 Mar 2021, 16:43
THREE new species of sharks have been found off the coast of New Zealand and they all glow in the dark.
The amazing creatures were discovered by researchers hundreds of feet below the surface of an oceanic area called the Chatham rise.
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These images show the luminescent patterns the kitefin sharkCredit: Jérôme Mallefet, Darren W. Stevens and Laurent Duchatelet
The sharks are called the kitefin shark, the blackbelly lanternshark and the southern lanternshark.
Their scientific names are