Smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus)

Scientific name: Etmopterus pusillus Lowe, 1839

Smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus)

The Smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) is a marine fish of the family Etmopteridae.

Biology

Found on or near the bottom of continental and insular slopes at depths from 275 to 1,000 m (possibly to 2,000 m); also oceanic in the south Atlantic from the surface to 710 m, possibly as deep as 1998 m. Feeds on fish eggs, lanternfish, squid, and other small dogfish. Ovoviviparous. Utilized dried salted for human consumption and for fishmeal.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etmopterus pusillus
Family
Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Order
Squaliformes (Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
0–1070 m (0–3510 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 1070 m, usually 400 - 700 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico; southern Brazil to Argentina. One specimen collected off the Guianas. Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Namibia. Also occurs in oceanic waters between Argentina and South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: South Africa, and Arabian Sea. Western Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Southeast Pacific: Amber Seamount, Nasca and Sala-y-Gomez.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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