| Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks) |
| 32 cm TL (male/unsexed); 29.7 cm TL (female) |
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pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 430 - 689 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: off northern Western Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. |
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Vertebrae: 76-82. Body slender. Dorsal and ventral coloration strongly contrasted; dots and dashes absent on upper half; dark ventral saddle on posterior third of caudal peduncle; prominent dark bands at the tip and through mid caudal fin. Eyes rather narrow; upper eyelid with pale naked patch. Caudal peduncle elongate (18.9-21.8% TL). Denticles extremely dense, very thin, delicate, arranged in poorly defined longitudinal rows. Flank marking base under or slightly forward of second dorsal spine; its posterior branch barely reaching free rear tip of second dorsal fin; central caudal marking absent; finger of caudal base marking very long, more than 7% TL. Monospondylous centra 37-38 (Ref. 45056). |
| Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 28 April 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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