Lined lanternshark
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| Etmopterus bullisi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1957 |
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 Range of the lined lanternshark (in blue)
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The lined lanternshark, Etmopterus bullisi, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae found in the western Atlantic from North Carolina to northern Florida, and Honduras, between latitudes 34° N and 15° N, at depths of up to 850 m. Its maximum length is more than 26 cm, but an adult has yet to be measured.
The lined lanternshark has a long tail and conspicuous longitudinal rows of denticles on the head, sides, and back, to the caudal fin base. The gill openings are very short.
Coloration is dark sooty-grey, with a black underside, and a lighter band on the midline from the eye to the first dorsal fin.
Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.
[edit] References
- "Etmopterus bullisi". 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 978-0-691-12072-0
