Thorny lanternshark

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

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The Thorny lanternshark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 200 - 500 m environment.

Range of the thorny lanternshark (in blue) Sharks portal The thorny lanternshark, Etmopterus sentosus, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae found in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 0° and 31°S, at depths of between 200 and 500 m. More

The thorny lanternshark, Etmopterus sentosus, is a shark of the family ... en.wikipedia.org 6 NOVA Online | Island of the Sharks | Shark Taxonomy Etmopterus carteri #8212; Cylindrical lanternshark ... Etmopterus sentosus #8212; Thorny lanternshark. More

The thorny lanternshark, Etmopterus sentosus, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae found in the western Indian Ocean from Kenya to South Africa, ... More

Common names

Doornige lantaarnhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Lixinha-de-fundura espinhosa in Portuguese (Português)
Sagre épineaux in French (français)
Sagre épineux in French (français)
Thorny lantern shark in English
Thorny lanternshark in English
thorny lantershark in English
Tollo lucero espinudo in Spanish (español)
Tornet lanternehaj in Danish (dansk)
粗鱗烏鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
粗鳞乌鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Squaliformes
Family : Etmopteridae
Genus : Etmopterus
Species : Etmopterus sentosus
Authority : Bass, D'Aubrey and Kistnasamy,1976