“Scientists have discovered a shark that glows in the deep ocean and is so tiny that it might even fit in your hand.

Named Etmopterus benchleyi in honor of shark conservationist and “Jaws” author Peter Benchley, the jet-black lanternshark with glass-like teeth and emerald eyes was caught in 2010 as part of an expedition off the Central American coastline on the Pacific Ocean side.

With only eight specimens to go by, very little is known about this shark which spends most its time in the darkest parts of the ocean at depths ranging from 2,742 feet to as much as 4,734 feet. Scientists still don’t know what it eats, what threats it faces and even how widespread it is.

“It is probably living in an environment where it might, even though it is really small compared to other sharks, be one of the larger things there,” said Victoria Elena Vasquez, a grad student at the Pacific Shark Research Center in California and part of the team that made the discovery.”

mmzzmp
what’s that
that’s my glowing sound
mmmmmzzzmp
sound i make when i start glowing
oh ok
dont make fun of me
i’m not making fun of you!
ok good
because im very big for my size
for where i am i mean
my size is big where i live
i bet
are you joking at me?
no
i mean it
i bet it is
it’s something else down there, tell you what
they call me fiercerocious
because im fierce and ferocious both
i can see that
fierce and ferocious both
first i light up, then blammo
there i am
blammo
mmzzmp

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