Cylindrical lantern shark
📖 Overview
Cylindrical lantern shark (Etmopterus carteri) is a ray-finned fish of the family Etmopteridae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in pelagic, deep-water environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 21.2 cm. It occurs at depths between 283 and 356 metres. With a trophic level of 3.9, it is a mid-level predator. It is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
A very small, black shark with a short and bluntly rounded snout (its length 5.7-7.5% TL in adults); head and body nearly cylindrical anteriorly, tapering unevenly to a slender caudal peduncle; moderately large eyes; dermal denticles, very small needle-like to spine-like, covering whole body except narrowly along lips, gill slit margins, around cloacal opening, and dorsal surface of claspers. Pectoral fins lobate; small pelvic fins.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Cylindrical lantern shark is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Cylindrical lantern shark is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Distinct pairing with embrace .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 283 - 356 m . Deep-water Central Atlantic: Colombia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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