Biology:West Indian lanternshark
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Short description: Species of shark
West Indian lanternshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Squaliformes |
Family: | Etmopteridae |
Genus: | Etmopterus |
Species: | E. robinsi
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Binomial name | |
Etmopterus robinsi Schofield & G. H. Burgess, 1997
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Range of the West Indian lanternshark (in blue) |
The West Indian lanternshark (Etmopterus robinsi) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western central Atlantic, at depths between 400 and 800 m (1,300 and 2,600 ft). Its length is up to 31 cm (12 in).
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- ↑ Cotton, C.F.; Herman, K. (2020). "Etmopterus robinsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T60243A124455529. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T60243A124455529.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60243/124455529. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus robinsi" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN:0-691-12072-2
Wikidata ☰ Q3759323 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West Indian lanternshark.
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