kitefin shark

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A kitefin shark, Dalatias licha
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kitefin shark (plural kitefin sharks)

  1. A small sharks of the family Dalatiidae, especially of species Dalatias licha.
    • 2022 November 9, Helen Scales, The Guardian:
      Kitefin sharks (Dalatias licha) have been known about since the 18th century, but it was only in January 2020 that scientists saw them glowing in the dark for the first time.

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