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Caribbean Lantern Shark
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Sharks & rays

Caribbean Lantern Shark

Etmopterus hillianus (Poey, 1861)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCaribbean Lantern Shark
DutchCaribische lantaarnhaai
SpanishTollo lucero antillano
Chinese加勒比乌鲨
Scientific nameEtmopterus hillianus (Poey, 1861)

About this species

The Caribbean lanternshark (Etmopterus hillianus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the eastern and western Atlantic at depths between 180 and 720 m. Its length is up to 50 cm.

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassElasmobranchii
OrderSqualiformes
FamilyEtmopteridae
GenusEtmopterus

Related species in Suriname