Thorny lanternshark
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. sentosus
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The thorny lanternshark (Etmopterus sentosus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 0° and 31°S, at depths between 200 and 500 m. Its length is up to 27 cm.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- ^ Burgess, G.H. 2006. Etmopterus sentosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60244A12333292. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60244A12333292.en. Downloaded on 18 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Etmopterus sentosus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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