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Hawaiian lanternshark

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Kingdom
  
Subclass
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Etmopterus villosus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Genus
  
Etmopterus

Higher classification
  
Etmopterus

Hawaiian lanternshark

Similar
  
Short‑tail lanternshark, African lanternshark, Caribbean lanternshark, Combtooth lanternshark, Ornate dogfish

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

Hawaiian lanternshark Wikipedia


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