| Family: |
Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks) |
| Max. size: |
94 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 300 - 2213 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to New Jersey, USA. Northeast Atlantic: southern Iceland along Atlantic slope to Faeroes, Hebrides, UK, English Channel, Bay of Biscay and Gibraltar, Mauritania. Nominally recorded from New Caledonia in the Western Central Pacific, but its status there needs clarification - other large species of lanternsharks (Etmopterus baxteri and Etmopterus unicolor) may be involved (Ref. 31367). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found on the continental slopes. Probably fished in the eastern Atlantic but details not known. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 June 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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