The thorny lanternshark (Etmopterus sentosus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 0° and 31°S, at depths between 200 and 500 m. Its length is up to 27 cm.
| Thorny 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. sentosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus sentosus | |
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| Range of the thorny lanternshark (in blue) | |
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
edit- ^ Pollom, R.; Ebert, D.A.; Fernando, S.; Kuguru, B.; Leslie, R.; Samoilys, M. (2019). "Etmopterus sentosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60244A124455674. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T60244A124455674.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etmopterus sentosus". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2