| Family: |
Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks) |
| Max. size: |
40.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); 40.8 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 108 - 880 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Australia and New Caledonia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 79-85. Body soft fusiform, stout, subcylindrical. Dorsal and ventral coloration moderately contrasted; upper surface pinkish before preservation. Head relatively short (usually < 21% TL). Mouth broad, subequal to eye length. Eyes narrow; upper eyelid without pale naked patch. First dorsal fin well behind rear tip of pectoral fin. Caudal peduncle short (ca 1.6-2 times greatest horizontal length of D1 including spine, <1/6 of TL). Denticles minute, bristle-like, mostly randomly arranged. Flank-marking with posterior branch truncate; anterior part of caudal base marking not extended anteriorly; central caudal marking absent. Monospondylous centra 40-43 (Ref. 45056). |
| Biology: |
Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 27 April 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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