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The '''velvet belly lantern shark''', ''Etmopterus spinax'', is a shark of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Dalatiidae]], found on the outer continental shelves and upper slopes of the eastern [[Atlantic]], from [[Iceland]] to [[South Africa]], down to depths of 2,500 m between [[latitude]]s 70° N and 38° S. Its length is up to 60 cm. |
The '''velvet belly lantern shark''', ''Etmopterus spinax'', is a shark of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Dalatiidae]], found on the outer [[continental shelf|continental shelves]] and upper slopes of the eastern [[Atlantic]], from [[Iceland]] to [[South Africa]], down to depths of 2,500 [[metre|m]] between [[latitude]]s 70° N and 38° S. Its length is up to 60 [[centimetre|cm]]. |
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The velvet belly lantern shark feeds on small fishes, [[squid]]s, and [[crustacean]]s. It is utilized for [[fishmeal]] and prepared dried salted for human consumption. |
The velvet belly lantern shark feeds on small fishes, [[squid]]s, and [[crustacean]]s. It is utilized for [[fishmeal]] and prepared dried salted for human consumption. |
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Template:Sharksportal The velvet belly lantern shark, Etmopterus spinax, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae, found on the outer continental shelves and upper slopes of the eastern Atlantic, from Iceland to South Africa, down to depths of 2,500 m between latitudes 70° N and 38° S. Its length is up to 60 cm.
The velvet belly lantern shark feeds on small fishes, squids, and crustaceans. It is utilized for fishmeal and prepared dried salted for human consumption.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous, with 6 to 20 pups in a litter.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etmopterus spinax". FishBase. July 2006 version.