Blackmouth lanternshark
The blackmouth lanternshark (Etmopterus evansi) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found off Western Australia and the Arafura Sea, at depths between 430 and 550 m. Its length is up to 26 cm.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. evansi |
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| Etmopterus evansi | |
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Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- Kyne, P.M. & Cavanagh, R.D. 2015. Etmopterus evansi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41807A68622556. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41807A68622556.en. Downloaded on 14 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus evansi" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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