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Etmopteridae
Pygmy lanternshark
Etmopterus fusus
A small spindle body trails a narrow tail
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Oceania
- Southeast Asia
- Elongated
- Medium
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
MediumPygmy lanternshark is a marine fish found around Eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 25.8 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Dogfish Sharks
- Family
- Etmopteridae
- Genus
- Etmopterus
- Maximum length
- 25.8 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Eastern Indian Ocean: northern Western Australia and possibly Java, Indonesia.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Water
Conservation status
