Smalleye lanternshark

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The smalleye lanternshark (Etmopterus litvinovi) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the southeast Pacific off Peru and Chile, at depths between 630 and 1,100 m (2,070 and 3,610 ft). Its length is up to 61 cm (24 in).

Smalleye lanternshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Species:
E. litvinovi
Binomial name
Etmopterus litvinovi
Parin & Kotlyar, 1990
Range of the smalleye lanternshark (in blue)

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

The shark appears to be endemic to two areas.[2] The Nazca ridge and the Sala y Gomez ridge.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ebert, D.A.; Concha, F.; Herman, K.; Kyne, P.M. (2020). "Etmopterus litvinovi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T63159A124463835. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T63159A124463835.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Vásquez, Victoria Elena; Ebert, David A; Long, Douglas J (2015). "Etmopterus benchleyi n. sp., a new lanternshark (Squaliformes:Etmopteridae) from the central eastern Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 17. Retrieved 16 December 2018.