Cylindrical lantern shark (Etmopterus carteri)

Scientific name: Etmopterus carteri Springer & Burgess, 1985

Cylindrical lantern shark (Etmopterus carteri)

The Cylindrical lantern shark (Etmopterus carteri) is a marine fish of the family Etmopteridae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Colombia.

Biology

A very small, black shark with a short and bluntly rounded snout (its length 5.7-7.5% TL in adults); head and body nearly cylindrical anteriorly, tapering unevenly to a slender caudal peduncle; moderately large eyes; dermal denticles, very small needle-like to spine-like, covering whole body except narrowly along lips, gill slit margins, around cloacal opening, and dorsal surface of claspers. Pectoral fins lobate; small pelvic fins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etmopterus carteri
Family
Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Order
Squaliformes (Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
21.2
Depth range
283–356 m (928–1168 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 283 - 356 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Colombia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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