Smalleye lanternshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Squaliformes |
Family: | Etmopteridae |
Genus: | Etmopterus |
Species: | E. litvinovi
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Binomial name | |
Etmopterus litvinovi | |
Range of the smalleye lanternshark (in blue) |
The smalleye lanternshark (Etmopterus litvinovi) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the southeast Pacific off Peru and Chile, at depths between 630 and 1,100 m (2,070 and 3,610 ft). Its length is up to 61 cm (24 in).
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
The shark appears to be endemic to two areas. [2] The Nazca ridge and the Sala y Gomez ridge. [2]