Blackbelly lantern shark

Blackbelly lanternsharks are ovoviviparous.

The Blackbelly lantern shark lives in the benthopelagic, marine, depth range 150 - 1250 m environment.

the blackbelly lantern shark being the smallest studied and the great hammerhead being the largest. The researchers gathered data about each species' bite force, either from other studies or by calculating it based on muscle and jaw geometry. More

Live colour of the blackbelly lantern shark is an iridescent blue to violet dorsally, with silver and green on the sides. Flank and belly photophore markings are dark purple-brown. The large eyes are brilliant green. Sadly, these colours quickly fade after death. More

Common names

Blackbelly lantern shark in English
Blackbelly lanternshark in English
Cá Nhám nâu in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Duivelslantaarnhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Fujikujira in Japanese (日本語)
Lixinha-de-fundura lucifera in Portuguese (Português)
Lucifer dogfish in English
Lucifer shark in English
Luminous shark in English
Sagre lucifer in French (français)
Sortbuget sorthaj in Danish (dansk)
Tollo lucero diablo in Spanish (español)
Valohai in Finnish (suomen kieli)
亮乌鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
亮烏鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
灯笼棘鲛 in Mandarin Chinese
燈籠棘鮫 in Mandarin Chinese
가시줄상어 in Korean (한국어)

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