The West Indian lanternshark (Etmopterus robinsi) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western central Atlantic, at depths between 400 and 800 m (1,300 and 2,600 ft). Its length is up to 31 cm (12 in).
| West Indian lanternshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. robinsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus robinsi Schofield & G. H. Burgess, 1997
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| Range of the West Indian lanternshark (in blue) | |
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
edit- ^ Cotton, C.F.; Herman, K. (2020). "Etmopterus robinsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60243A124455529. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T60243A124455529.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etmopterus robinsi". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2