Splendid lanternshark
| Splendid lanternshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. splendidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus splendidus Ka. Yano, 1988 | |
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| Range of the splendid lanternshark (in blue) | |
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.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- ↑ McCormack, C. 2009. Etmopterus splendidus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161448A5426497. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161448A5426497.en. Downloaded on 18 October 2017.
- 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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