Great lanternshark

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Great lanternshark

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. princeps
Binomial name
Etmopterus princeps
(Collett, 1904)
Range of the great lanternshark (in blue)

The great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) is a

bioluminescent, but this has been challenged.[4]

Description

Great lanternsharks are slender and small, and are generally found in deep water. They can grow up to 75 centimetres (30 in).

anal fin. They live at depths between 570 metres (1,870 ft) and 2,200 metres (7,200 ft). The dorsal fins have an associated spine.[6]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T60242A124455321.en
    . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Etmopterus princeps" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
  3. ISBN 0-691-12072-2
    .
  4. ^ "Rough Sagre Shark, Deep sea animals, Sea sharks, Fishes, Deep sea explorations". www.deepseawaters.com. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  5. doi:10.1017/S0025315405012245
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  6. ^ "Rough Sagre Shark". new-brunswick.net. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
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