Taillight shark (Euprotomicroides zantedeschia)

Scientific name: Euprotomicroides zantedeschia Hulley & Penrith, 1966

Taillight shark (Euprotomicroides zantedeschia)

The Taillight shark (Euprotomicroides zantedeschia) is a marine fish of the family Dalatiidae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic, off Cape Town, South Africa. Southwest Atlantic: off Uruguay and Argentina.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 0; Dorsal soft rays: 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. A small, compressed dogfish shark with a blunt snout, ear-shaped pectoral fins, and gill slits increasing greatly in width from front to back; cloaca area with a large luminous gland not found in other sharks. Brown with black underparts; fin margins conspicuously white.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Euprotomicroides zantedeschia
Family
Dalatiidae (Sleeper sharks)
Order
Squaliformes (Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
42.0
Depth range
195–205 m (640–673 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 195 - 205 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: off Cape Town, South Africa. Southwest Atlantic: off Uruguay and Argentina.
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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