African lanternshark
The African lanternshark (Etmopterus polli) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the eastern Atlantic between latitudes 12°N and 18°S, at depths between 300 and 1,000 m. Its length is up to 30 cm.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. polli |
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| Etmopterus polli | |
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| Range of the African lanternshark (in blue) | |
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- Burgess, G.H. & Cavanagh, R.D. 2006. Etmopterus polli. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60241A12332732. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60241A12332732.en. Downloaded on 15 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus polli" 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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