Portal:Sharks/Did you know/4


 * ... that the velvet belly lantern shark has proteins in its liver that can detoxify heavy metals such as cadmium, copper, mercury, and zinc?
 * ... that at night, the Pacific angelshark may use bioluminescent plankton to target its prey?
 * ... that the Galapagos shark is often the most abundant shark around oceanic islands?
 * ... that the blotched catshark exhibits fluorescence, with spots that glow yellow under blue light?
 * ... that the grey reef shark is the first shark species known to perform a threat display to warn off divers who are too close?