The pygmy lanternshark (Etmopterus fusus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the eastern Indian Ocean from northern Western Australia and possibly Java, at depths of between 430 and 550 m. Its length is up to 26 cm.
| Pygmy lanternshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. fusus
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| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus fusus | |
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| Range of the pygmy lanternshark (in blue) | |
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
edit- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Cavanagh, R.D. (2015). "Etmopterus fusus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41808A68622624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41808A68622624.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etmopterus fusus". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2