African lanternshark

African lanternshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Species:
E. polli
Binomial name
Etmopterus polli
Range of the African lanternshark (in blue)

The African lanternshark (Etmopterus polli) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the eastern Atlantic between latitudes 12°N and 18°S, at depths between 300 and 1,000 m. Its length is up to 30 cm.

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

  1. ^ Finucci, B.; Derrick, D.; Dia, M.; Ducrocq, M. (2021). "Etmopterus polli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T60241A124455147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T60241A124455147.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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