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Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Etymology: Etmopterus: Greek, ethmos, -ou = sieve or ethmoides bone + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas batidemersal; intervalo de profundidade 70 - 2490 m (Ref. 106604), usually 200 - 500 m (Ref. 128537). Deep-water; 73°N - 38°S, 40°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, Norway, and the western Mediterranean to Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire to Nigeria, Cameroon to Gabon, Azores, Cape Verde, and Cape Province, South Africa (Ref. 247).
Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm 34.5, range 33 - 36 cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 247); common length : 45.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 247); peso máx. publicado: 850.00 g (Ref. 40637)
Found on the outer continental shelves and upper slopes. Feeds on small fishes, squids, and crustaceans. Ovoviviparous, with number of young from 6 to 20 in a litter. Utilized for fishmeal and prepared dried salted for human consumption. Depth range reported at 70m-2000m in Ref. 35388.
Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
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