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
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. Rigby, C.L., Ebert, D.A. & Herman, K. 2020. Etmopterus splendidus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T44564A124432563. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44564/124432563. Downloaded on 18 January 2021.
  • 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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