Biology:Caribbean lanternshark
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Short description: Species of shark
| Caribbean 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. hillianus
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| Etmopterus hillianus (Poey, 1861)
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| 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
- ↑ 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
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