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Etmopteridae
West Indian lanternshark
Etmopterus robinsi
Fine luminous lines glow on Caribbean slopes
- Restricted distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- Elongated
- Medium
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
MediumWest Indian lanternshark is a marine fish from Western Central Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 31 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Dogfish Sharks
- Family
- Etmopteridae
- Genus
- Etmopterus
- Maximum length
- 31 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Central Atlantic: off northeastern Florida and the Straits of Florida (USA) south to the offings of Nicaragua, Hispaniola, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It has not been collected in the southern Caribbean Sea and only in the southernmost Gulf of Mexico.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Water
Conservation status
