Slendertail lanternshark
| Slendertail lanternshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. molleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus molleri (Whitley, 1939) | |
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| Range of the slendertail lanternshark (in blue) | |
The slendertail lanternshark or Moller's lanternshark (Etmopterus molleri) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 34°N and 46°S at depths between 250 and 860 m. It can grow up to 46 cm in length.
Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.
References
- ↑ Kyne, P.M., Ebert, D.A. & Schaaf-Da Silva, A. 2015. Etmopterus molleri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T161407A68622705. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T161407A68622705.en. Downloaded on 15 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus molleri" 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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