Splendid lanternshark

The splendid lanternshark (Etmopterus splendidus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Pacific at depths between 120 and 210 m. Its length is up to 30 cm.

Splendid lanternshark

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Species:
E. splendidus
Binomial name
Etmopterus splendidus
Ka. Yano, 1988
Range of the splendid lanternshark (in blue)

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References
  1. McCormack, C. 2009. Etmopterus splendidus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161448A5426497. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161448A5426497.en. Downloaded on 18 October 2017.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus splendidus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
  • Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 978-0-691-12072-0


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