Lantern sharks

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

The Lantern sharks lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 430 - 550 m environment.

many other lantern sharks, adults are found deeper than juveniles. Description - Growing to a length of at least 67 cm (26 in), the blurred lanternshark has a slender body, large head, and short tail. More

Like other lantern sharks, the velvet belly is bioluminescent, with light-emitting photophores forming a species-specific pattern over its flanks and abdomen. These photophores are thought to function in counter-illumination, which camouflages the shark against predators. They may also play a role in social interactions. More

velvet belly lantern sharks feed on krill and small bony fish, adults on, crustaceans, squid and shrimp as they grow larger. The velvet belly lantern shark is ovoviviparous, with the embryos hatching inside the uterus and being sustained by a yolk sac. More

lantern sharks have wide ranges. Researchers focused on one species in particular, the smooth lantern shark, commonly caught as by-catch in Portuguese trawling and longline fisheries. Since the bioluminescent shark has little commercial value, the fishermen usually just discard it... More

devastate other ocean life globally, as many lantern sharks have wide ranges. Researchers focused on one species in particular, the smooth lantern shark, commonly caught as by-catch in Portuguese trawling and longline fisheries. More

Lantern Sharks – new species described lantern-4439358b Dr Leonard Compagno originally described, classified and named lantern sharks after lantern fish. The two scientists are discovering that there are more lantern sharks (genus Etmopterus gracilispinis) than previously thought. More

Lantern Sharks – new species described Posted by Verona Smith in SOSF Shark Centre, Cape Town Tags: lantern sharks, leonard compagno, science, sharks lantern-4439358b Dr Leonard Compagno originally described, classified and named lantern sharks after lantern fish. More

Lantern sharks are a group of deep-water dogfishes usually only seen as trawler by-catch, but one was recently caught on rod and line. Lantern sharks (family Etmopteridae) are small, midwater oceanic sharks with over 40 species worldwide, including the smallest shark species known. More

Common names

Etmopterus in Catalan (Català)
Etmopterus in Italian (Italiano)
lantern sharks in English
Pygmy lanternshark in English

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