Smalleye lanternshark explained

The smalleye lanternshark (Etmopterus litvinovi) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the southeast Pacific off Peru and Chile, at depths between 630mand1100mm (2,070feetand3,600feetm). Its length is up to 61cm (24inches).

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

The shark appears to be endemic to two areas. The Nazca ridge and the Sala y Gomez ridge.^[1]

References

• • Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005

Notes and References

1. Vásquez . Victoria Elena . Ebert . David A . Long . Douglas J . 2015 . Etmopterus benchleyi n. sp., a new lanternshark (Squaliformes:Etmopteridae) from the central eastern Pacific Ocean . Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation . 17 . 16 December 2018 .