Etmopterus dislineatus
Etmopterus dislineatus, sometimes called the lined lanternshark, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the central Coral Sea at depths of between 590 and 800 m. Its length is up to 45 cm.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. dislineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus dislineatus | |
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| Range of Etmopterus dislineatus (in blue) | |
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- Kyne, P.M. & Cavanagh, R.D. 2015. Etmopterus dislineatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41806A68622497. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41806A68622497.en. Downloaded on 14 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus dislineatus" 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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