West Indian lanternshark
The West Indian lanternshark (Etmopterus robinsi) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western central Atlantic, at depths between 400 and 800 m (1,300 and 2,600 ft). Its length is up to 31 cm (12 in).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. robinsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus robinsi Schofield & G. H. Burgess, 1997 | |
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| Range of the West Indian lanternshark (in blue) | |
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- Herndon, A.P. & Burgess, G.H. 2006. Etmopterus robinsi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60243A12333136. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60243A12333136.en. Downloaded on 15 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus robinsi" 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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