Brown lanternshark (Etmopterus unicolor)

Scientific name: Etmopterus unicolor Engelhardt, 1912

Brown lanternshark (Etmopterus unicolor)

The Brown lanternshark (Etmopterus unicolor) is a marine fish of the family Etmopteridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Japan and New Zealand.

Biology

A little-known lanternshark, mainly from depths below 900 m. Ovoviviparous.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etmopterus unicolor
Family
Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Order
Squaliformes (Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
64.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan and New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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