Splendid lanternshark
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| Species: | E. splendidus
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| Etmopterus splendidus Yano, 1988
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The splendid lanternshark, Etmopterus splendidus, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Pacific at depths of between 120 and 210 m. Its length is up to 30 cm.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etmopterus splendidus". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 978-0-691-12072-0