Hawaiian lanternshark

The Hawaiian lanternshark (Etmopterus villosus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around the Hawaiian Islands, between latitudes 23°N and 19°N, at depths between 400 and 910 m. Its maximum length is at least 46 cm.

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

Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.

References

  1. McCormack, C. 2009. Etmopterus villosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161441A5424750. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161441A5424750.en. Downloaded on 18 October 2017.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus villosus" 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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