- Combtooth lanternshark
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Combtoothed lanternshark Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Squaliformes Family: Etmopteridae Genus: Etmopterus Species: E. decacuspidatus Binomial name Etmopterus decacuspidatus
W. L. Chan, 1966Range of the combtoothed lanternshark (in blue) The combtoothed lanternshark, Etmopterus decacuspidatus, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae the only specimen, and holotype, being found from the South China Sea between the Viet Nam coast and Hainan Island, at a depth of between 510 and 690 m. The holotype's length is 29 cm.
Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus decacuspidatus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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