Etmopterus bigelowi Shirai & Tachikawa, 1993
Blurred smooth lantern shark
photo by Fischer, L.G.

Family:  Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Max. size:  67 cm TL (male/unsexed); 73 cm TL (female)
Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 163 - 1000 m
Distribution:  Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Western Pacific. In the western Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico to Argentina (Ref. 57911).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). Feeds on small sharks, squids and myctophids.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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