African_lanternshark

African lanternshark

African lanternshark

Species of shark

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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.

Etymology

The shark is named in honor of Belgian ichthyologist Max Poll, who had discovered the species and sent the specimens to Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology for description.[2]

References

  1. [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.
  2. [2]
    Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SQUALIFORMES (Dogfish Sharks)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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