Tailspot lanternshark

The tailspot lanternshark (Etmopterus caudistigmus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around New Caledonia, at depths of between 640 and 800 m. Its length is up to 31 cm.

Tailspot lanternshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Species:
E. caudistigmus
Binomial name
Etmopterus caudistigmus
Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002
Range of the tailspot lanternshark (in blue)

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

  1. Fowler, S.L. & Séret, B. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003). 2003. Etmopterus caudistigmus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T41804A10564775. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T41804A10564775.en. Downloaded on 14 October 2017.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus caudistigmus" 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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