Biology:Short-tail lanternshark
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Short description: Species of shark
| Short-tail lanternshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. brachyurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus brachyurus (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
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| Range of the short-tail lanternshark (in blue) | |
The short-tail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Pacific between latitudes 37°N and 30°S, at depths of between 450 and 900 m (1,480 and 2,950 ft). Its length is up to 50 cm (20 in).
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- ↑ McCormack, C.; Tanaka, S.; Kyne, P.M. (2015). "Etmopterus brachyurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T161649A68622235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T161649A68622235.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161649/68622235. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus brachyurus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN:0-691-12072-2
Wikidata ☰ Q2443086 entry
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