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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Fringefin lanternshark

Etmopterus schultzi Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1953
Fringefin Lanternshark (Etmopterus schultzi)
Fringefin Lanternshark (Etmopterus schultzi)
Max Length
27 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4
Depth
200–1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
41.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Fringefin lanternshark is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Etmopterus schultzi
Authority
Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1953
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
27 cm
Depth Range
200–1000 m
Trophic Level
4
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
41.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Fringefin lanternshark is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Fringefin lanternshark is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

E. schultzi is known to feed on squid. It has also been suggested that these lanternsharks school in order to hunt food, but very little research has been done on their feeding behaviors and methods.

🥚 Reproduction

Distinct pairing with embrace .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 1000 m . Deep-water; 30°N - 21°N Central Atlantic: Texas to Florida (USA), northern Gulf of Mexico, and Mexico.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
4±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.08 (TL)
Max TL
27cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
41.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1953

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English fringefin lantern shark · fringefin lanternshark
🌍CES světloun Schultzův
🇩🇪German Fransenflossen-Laternenhai
🇫🇷French Sagre Á Nageoires Frangées
🇮🇹Italian Squalo lanterna pinna frangiata
🇳🇱Dutch Franjevinlantaarnhaai
🇷🇺Russian Этмоптерус Шульца
🇪🇸Spanish Tollo Lucero Franjeado · tollo lucero ranjeado

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 7 records indexed .

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