Combtooth lanternshark
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| Etmopterus decacuspidatus Chan, 1966 |
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 Range of the combtoothed lanternshark (in blue)
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The combtoothed lanternshark, Etmopterus decacuspidatus, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae the only specimen, and holotype, being found in the northwest Pacific from the South China Sea between the Viet Nam coast and Hainan Island, at a depth of between 510 and 690 m. The holotype's length is 29 cm.
The rare combtoothed lanternshark is brown above and black underneath, with an elongated narrow black mark running above, in front, and behind the pelvic fins. There is a similar mark on the caudal peduncle.
The upper teeth have 4 or 5 pairs of cusplets on each side. The gill openings are very short. The second dorsal fin is about twice the area of the first.
Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.
[edit] References
- "Etmopterus decacuspidatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
