| Family: |
Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks) |
| Max. size: |
21.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); 19 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 283 - 356 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic: Colombia. |
| Diagnosis: |
A very small, black shark with a short and bluntly rounded snout (its length 5.7-7.5% TL in adults); head and body nearly cylindrical anteriorly, tapering unevenly to a slender caudal peduncle; moderately large eyes; dermal denticles, very small needle-like to spine-like, covering whole body except narrowly along lips, gill slit margins, around cloacal opening, and dorsal surface of claspers. Pectoral fins lobate; small pelvic fins. |
| Biology: |
Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 July 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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