Hawaiian lanternshark
The Hawaiian lanternshark (Etmopterus villosus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around the Hawaiian Islands, between latitudes 23°N and 19°N, at depths between 400 and 910 m. Its maximum length is at least 46 cm.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. villosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus villosus C. H. Gilbert, 1905 | |
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| Range of the Hawaiian lanternshark (in blue) | |
Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.
References
- McCormack, C. 2009. Etmopterus villosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161441A5424750. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161441A5424750.en. Downloaded on 18 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus villosus" 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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