West Indian 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. robinsi
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| Etmopterus robinsi Schofield & G. H. Burgess, 1997
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The West Indian lanternshark (Etmopterus robinsi) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western central Atlantic, at depths between 400 and 800 m (1,300 and 2,600 ft). Its length is up to 31 cm (12 in).
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- ^ Herndon, A.P. & Burgess, G.H. 2006. Etmopterus robinsi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60243A12333136. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60243A12333136.en. Downloaded on 15 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Etmopterus robinsi" 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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