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Bioluminescence is a type of illumination created by many Flora species and all but two species of Fauna in Subnautica. Most bioluminescent life forms cannot generate light bright enough to help the player with night time navigation.

Bioluminescent Life Forms

<tabber> Fauna=

Subnautica Species

Ampeel
Biter
Blighter
Boneshark
Crabsquid
Crashfish
Mesmer
River Prowler
Sand Shark
Bladderfish
Boomerang
Crimson Ray
Cuddlefish
Eyeye
Garryfish
Gasopod
Ghostray
Holefish
Hoopfish
Hoverfish
Jellyray
Magmarang
Oculus
Peeper
Rabbit Ray
Red Eyeye
Reginald
Spadefish
Spinefish
Ghost Leviathan
Reaper Leviathan
Reefback Leviathan
Sea Dragon Leviathan
Sea Emperor Leviathan
Further Sea Emperor Leviathan bioluminescence
Sea Emperor Leviathan Baby
Sea Treader Leviathan
Bleeder
Blood Crawler
Cave Crawler
Lava Larva
Rockgrub
Shuttlebug
Skyray
Warper

Subnautica: Below Zero Species

Arctic Peeper
Arctic Ray dorsal view
Arctic Ray ventral view
Arrow Ray
Chelicerate
Discus Fish
Feather Fish
Glow Whale side view
Glow Whale dorsal view
Lily Paddler
Pengwing
Pengling
Pinnacarid
Sea Monkey Baby
Shadow Leviathan
Shadow Leviathan frontal view
Snowstalker
Squidshark
Juvenile Ventgarden

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Flora=

Subnautica Species

Subnautica: Below Zero Species

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Coral=

</tabber>

Biophosphorescence

Biophosphorescence is a much lesser observed phenomenon on Planet 4546B, only being exhibited in-game by the Glow Fungus.

Biophosphorescence is the property of a substance to absorb electromagnetic wavelengths from the visible light spectrum and then release this energy as their own light, even for a while after the initial light source has been removed.

Glow Fungi lighting up a cave.

Trivia

The Stalker and Lava Lizard are the only two fauna having no bioluminescent glands.
- The Lava Lizard can don a glowing lava shell, but this is not bioluminescence. The glow comes from the lava, not through a biological function of the lava lizard itself.
Bioluminescence is used by many real-life animals for counter-illumination, luring prey, attracting mates, confusing predators, mimicking other animals, communication, and as a warning to would-be predators.
The Rockgrub is the only creature in Subnautica with bioluminescence that can light up the surrounding terrain.

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 <tabber>
 Fauna=
+=[[Subnautica]] Species=
-=Carnivores=
 <gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
 Ampeel7.jpg|[[Ampeel]]
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 RiverProwler4.jpg|[[River Prowler]]
 SandShark9.jpg|[[Sand Shark]]
-</gallery>
-=Herbivores=
-<gallery position="left" widths="200" spacing="small">
 Bladderfish2.jpg|[[Bladderfish]]
 Boomerang6.jpg|[[Boomerang]]
@@ Line 43: / Line 39: @@
 SpadefishD.jpg|[[Spadefish]]
 SpinefishB.jpg|[[Spinefish]]
-</gallery>
-=Leviathans=
-<gallery position="left" widths="200" spacing="small">
 Ghost Leviathan Bioluminescence Bloom.png|[[Ghost Leviathan]]
 reaper_bioluminescence.png|[[Reaper Leviathan]]
@@ Line 55: / Line 47: @@
 SeaEmperorBaby3.jpg|[[Sea Emperor Leviathan (Babies)|Sea Emperor Leviathan Baby]]
 SeaTreaderD.jpg|[[Sea Treader Leviathan]]
-</gallery>
-=Scavengers & Parasites=
-<gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
 BleederB.jpg|[[Bleeder]]
 BloodCrawlerD.jpg|[[Blood Crawler]]
@@ Line 65: / Line 53: @@
 RockgrubNight.jpg|[[Rockgrub]]
 ShuttlebugC.jpg|[[Shuttlebug]]
+SkyrayC.jpg|[[Skyray]]
+Warper13.jpg|[[Warper]]
 </gallery>
+=[[Subnautica: Below Zero]] Species=
-=Other=
 <gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
-SkyrayC.jpg|[[Skyray]]
+Arctic Peeper Night.jpg|[[Arctic Peeper]]
+Arctic Ray Night 1.jpg|[[Arctic Ray]] dorsal view
-Warper13.jpg|[[Warper]]
+Arctic Ray Night 2.jpg|Arctic Ray ventral view
+Arrow Ray Night.jpg|[[Arrow Ray]]
+ChelicerateNight.jpg|[[Chelicerate]]
+DiscusIllum.png|[[Discus Fish]]
+Feather Fish Bioluminescence.png|[[Feather Fish]]
+Glow Whale Night 1.jpg|[[Glow Whale]] side view
+Glow Whale Night 2.jpg|Glow Whale dorsal view
+Lily Paddler Night.jpg|[[Lily Paddler]]
+Pengwing Night.jpg|[[Pengwing]]
+Pengling Night.jpg|[[Pengling]]
+Pinnacarid Night.jpg|[[Pinnacarid]]
+SeaMonkeyBaby FrontView2.jpg|[[Sea Monkey Baby]]
+ShadowLev1.jpg|[[Shadow Leviathan]]
+ShadowLev5.jpg|Shadow Leviathan frontal view
+Snowstalker Night.png|[[Snowstalker]]
+Squidshark4.jpg|[[Squidshark]]
+Small VG Night.png|[[Juvenile Ventgarden]]
 </gallery>
 |-|
 Flora=
+=[[Subnautica]] Species=
-=Harvestable=
 <gallery position="left" widths="200" spacing="small" captionalign="left">
 BloodCaveRootNight.jpg|[[Bloodroot]]
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 VoxelShrubNight.jpg|[[Voxel Shrub]]
 WrithingWeedNight.jpg|[[Writhing Weed]]
-</gallery>
-=Non-harvestable=
-<gallery position="left" widths="200" spacing="small" captionalign="left">
 FloatingStoneNight.jpg|[[Anchor Pods]]
 GrueClusterNight.jpg|[[Grue Cluster]]
 TreespawnNight.jpg|[[Treespawn]]
-</gallery>
-=Hazardous=
-<gallery position="left" widths="200" spacing="small" captionalign="left">
 AcidMushroomNight.jpg|[[Acid Mushroom]]
 DroopingStingersNight.jpg|[[Drooping Stingers]]
 TigerPlantNight.jpg|[[Tiger Plant]]
+</gallery>
+=[[Subnautica: Below Zero]] Species=
+<gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
+Tentacle Plant Bridge.png|[[Broken Mandrake]]
+ArcticKelpForest 4.jpg|[[Creepvine (Below Zero)|Creepvine]]
+CliffLanternTS.jpg|[[Cliff Lantern]]
+DoubleShellPlant3.jpg|[[Double Lung Plant]]
+HeatFruit2.jpg|[[Fevered Pepper Tree]]
+Snow Plant Night.jpg|[[Frosted Sinew Tree]]
+FrozenRiverPlant02 2.jpg|[[Frozen River Plant 01]]
+HangingFlower bioluminescene.png|[[Hanging Plant]]
+Cave Bush Relative STB.jpg|[[Hardy Cave Bush]]
+SingleShellPlant2.jpg|[[Luna Plant]]
+RibbonPlant2.jpg|[[Ribbon Plant]]
+Mohawk2.jpg|[[Scaly Maw Anemone]]
+Thermallilyheatwaves.gif|[[Thermal Lily]]
+ThermalZoneBarnacle2.jpg|[[Trinity Barnacle]]
 </gallery>
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 PurpleBrainBiolumin.png|[[Brain Coral]]
 Brown Coral Tubes (3).jpg|[[Earthen Coral Tubes]]
-BlueTubesBiolumin.png|[[Jordi's Tung]]
-SkullCoralBiolumin.png|[[Coral|Skull Coral]]
 TableCoralBiolumin.png|[[Table Coral]]
 ShellPlateBiolumin.png|[[Coral Shell Plate|Veined Shell Plate]]
@@ Line 135: / Line 151: @@
 </gallery>
 </tabber>
+==Biophosphorescence==
+Biophosphorescence is a much lesser observed phenomenon on Planet 4546B, only being exhibited in-game by the [[Glow Fungus]].
+Biophosphorescence is the property of a substance to absorb electromagnetic wavelengths from the visible light spectrum and then release this energy as their own light, even for a while after the initial light source has been removed.
+<gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
+Glow Flower Cave.png|[[Glow Fungus|Glow Fungi]] lighting up a cave.
+</gallery>
 ==Trivia==