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Puffadder shyshark

Male and female puffadder shysharks prefer different food types. Males have a penchant for polychaete worms, where females tend to go for crustaceans. They even have different tooth shapes to accommodate this – males have three-pointed teeth, whereas females have five-pointed! Photo by Mac Stone | © Save Our Seas Foundation

The nickname Happy Eddie isn’t because of their jovial nature – it’s a play on their latin name, Haploblepharus edwardsii. Photo by Mac Stone | © Save Our Seas Foundation

Puffadder shysharks can glow in the dark! They have the ability to emit their own light, known as biofluorescence, which we can only see with the help of a special light. Photo by Mac Stone | © Save Our Seas Foundation

When threatened, the puffadder shyshark curves its body into a circle, or doughnut shape, using its tail to cover its eyes. Not only does this protect the most delicate sensory organs, but it also makes the shark harder to eat. Photo by Mac Stone © Save Our Seas Foundation

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