Thorny lanternshark

The thorny lanternshark (Etmopterus sentosus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes and 31°S, at depths between 200 and 500 m. Its length is up to 27 cm.

Thorny lanternshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Subclass:Elasmobranchii
Subdivision:Selachimorpha
Order:Squaliformes
Family:Etmopteridae
Genus:Etmopterus
Species:
E. sentosus
Binomial name
Etmopterus sentosus
(Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1976)
Range of the thorny lanternshark (in blue)

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

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