Etmopterus caudistigmus

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

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The Etmopterus caudistigmus lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 638 - 793 m environment.

The tailspot lanternshark, Etmopterus caudistigmus, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae found around New Caledonia, at depths of between 640 and 800 m. Its length is up to 31 cm. Reproduction is ovoviviparous. More

Etmopterus caudistigmus on Fish Mapper TSN 621066 (Taxonomic Serial Number) Retrieved on from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database. This is a cached copy. More

Order : Squaliformes
Family : Etmopteridae
Genus : Etmopterus
Species : Etmopterus caudistigmus
Authority : Last, Burgess and S