Combtoothed lanternshark

Combtoothed lanternshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Species:
E. decacuspidatus
Binomial name
Etmopterus decacuspidatus
W. L. Y. Chan, 1966
Range of the combtooth lanternshark (in blue)

The combtoothed lanternshark (Etmopterus decacuspidatus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae the only specimen, and holotype, being found 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.

Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.

References

  1. ^ Rigby, C.L.; Chen, X.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K.; Ho, H.; Hsu, H.; Zhang, J. (2020). "Etmopterus decacuspidatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161585A124510830. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161585A124510830.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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