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.

Blackmouth lanternshark

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Species:
E. evansi
Binomial name
Etmopterus evansi
Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002
Range of the blackmouth lanternshark (in blue)

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

  1. 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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