Hawaiian lanternshark
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| Hawaiian lanternshark | |
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E. villosus
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| Etmopterus villosus C. H. Gilbert, 1905
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| Range of the Hawaiian lanternshark (in blue) | |
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The Hawaiian lanternshark (Etmopterus villosus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around the Hawaiian Islands, between latitudes 23°N and 19°N, at depths between 400 and 910 m. Its maximum length is at least 46 cm.
Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus villosus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
