#dwarf shark

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🦈 Daily Shark Fact: 🦈

Dwarf Lantern Sharks are the smallest shark in the world, reaching a maximum known length of 8 in. They have photophores, or organs which produce light, along their lower bodies. They use that light much like how an anglerfish does, drawing prey to it for them to feed on. They share this ability with their cousins, like the Kitefin shark.

[rangi42]

Because of its very small size, the dwarf lanternshark is of no economic value.