Great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps)

Species facts

Scientific name

Etmopterus princeps

Family

Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)

Order

Squaliformes (Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks)

Class

Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)

Maximum length

75.0

Depth range

300–2213 m (984–7260 ft)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 300 - 2213 m, usually 300 - 2000 m

Climate

Deep-water

Distribution

Northwest Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to New Jersey, USA. Northeast Atlantic: southern Iceland along Atlantic slope to Faeroes, Hebrides, UK, English Channel, Bay of Biscay and Gibraltar, Mauritania. Nominally recorded from New Caledonia in the Western Central Pacific, but its status there needs clarification - other large species of lanternsharks (Etmopterus baxteri and Etmopterus unicolor) may be involved.

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