Pygmy lanternshark

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The pygmy lanternshark (Etmopterus fusus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the eastern Indian Ocean from northern Western Australia and possibly Java, at depths of between 430 and 550 m. Its length is up to 26 cm.

Pygmy lanternshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Species:
E. fusus
Binomial name
Etmopterus fusus
Range of the pygmy lanternshark (in blue)

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

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  1. ^ Kyne, P.M.; Cavanagh, R.D. (2015). "Etmopterus fusus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41808A68622624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41808A68622624.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.