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Etmopterus brachyurus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 Shorttail lanternshark |
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photo by
Krajangdara, T. |
| Family: | Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks) | |||
| Max. size: | 50 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 100 - 696 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Japan to Philippines, possibly Australia (Ref. 124468). Austral-Indonesian records are considered to represent two or three undescribed species (see Ref. 87957). | |||
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| Biology: | Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 May 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||