Classification / Names
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) >
Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) >
Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Etymology: Etmopterus: Greek, ethmos, -ou = sieve or ethmoides bone + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 300 - 500 m (Ref. 130841). Deep-water
Northwest Pacific: Kyushu-Palau Ridge.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94813)
Holotype taken from a depth of 360 m (Ref. 26282). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
Ng, S.-L., K.-M. Liu and S.-J. Joung, 2024. Description of a new lanternshark species from the South China Sea, with additional description of Etmopterus sheikoi from Taiwanese waters (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 72:26-41. (Ref. 130841)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00191 - 0.00758), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
