Short-tail lanternshark

Short-tail lanternshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Squaliformes
Family:Etmopteridae
Genus:Etmopterus
Species: E. brachyurus
Binomial name
Etmopterus brachyurus
Range of the short-tail lanternshark (in blue)

The short-tail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Pacific between latitudes 37°N and 30°S, at depths of between 450 and 900 m (1,480 and 2,950 ft). Its length is up to 50 cm (20 in).

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

  1. ↑ McCormack, C., Tanaka, S. & Kyne, P.M. 2015. Etmopterus brachyurus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T161649A68622235. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T161649A68622235.en. Downloaded on 13 October 2017.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus brachyurus" 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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