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.

Etmopterus dislineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Species:
E. dislineatus
Binomial name
Etmopterus dislineatus
Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002
Range of Etmopterus dislineatus (in blue)

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

  1. Kyne, P.M.; Cavanagh, R.D. (2015). "Etmopterus dislineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41806A68622497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41806A68622497.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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