Biology:Caribbean lanternshark

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Short description: Species of shark

Caribbean lanternshark
Scientific classification edit
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Chordata
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Chondrichthyes
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Etmopteridae
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Binomial name
Etmopterus hillianus
(Poey, 1861)
Range of the Caribbean lanternshark (in blue)

The Caribbean lanternshark (Etmopterus hillianus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the eastern and western Atlantic at depths between 180 and 720 m. Its length is up to 50 cm.

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

  1. Cotton, C.F.; Herman, K.; Derrick, D. (2020). "Etmopterus hillianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T60239A3097165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T60239A3097165.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60239/3097165. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus hillianus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
  • Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2

Wikidata ☰ Q2678564 entry