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... 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?

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