How These Sharks Glow Neon Green to their Friends

By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Knowable Magazine
Aug 9, 2019 7:13 PMNov 19, 2019 3:42 PM
Glowing Green Shark Scyliorhinus retifer - David Gruber
The biofluorescent shark Scyliorhinus retifer. (Credit: David Gruber)

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(Inside Science) — When we look at the seafloor, we might not see the bottom-dwelling sharks that blend in with the rocks and the sand. But to other sharks of the same species, they stand out like green glow sticks. Now scientists know how.

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