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Phantom hunter of the fjords: Camouflage by counterillumination in a shark (Etmopterus spinax)
Claes, J.M.; Aksnes, D.L.; Mallefet, J. (2010). Phantom hunter of the fjords: Camouflage by counterillumination in a shark (Etmopterus spinax). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 388(1-2): 28-32. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2010.03.009
In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. Elsevier: New York. ISSN 0022-0981; e-ISSN 1879-1697
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Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]; Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
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Bioluminescence; Deep-sea; Etmopterus spinax; Lantern shark; Midwater fish; Photophore |
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- Claes, J.M.
- Aksnes, D.L.
- Mallefet, J.
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| Abstract |
Many midwater animals emit ventral light to hide their silhouette in the water column. This phenomenon known as counterillumination typically requires fine control over light emission since it needs a luminescence that closely matches the properties of downwelling light (intensity, angular distribution and wavelength). Here we provide evidence that, although lacking complex structures of counterilluminating animals, the deepwater luminescent shark Etmopterus spinax could, in Norwegian fjords, efficiently cloak its silhouette from downwelling ambient light to remain hidden from predator and prey. This represents the first experimentally tested function of luminescence in a shark and illustrates how evolution can take different routes to converge on identical complex behavior. |
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