broadband lantern shark

Etmopterus gracilispinis

Leaving the bottom to hunt octopus squid and shrimp

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
North America
South America
Elongated
Medium

The broadbanded lanternshark (Etmopterus gracilispinis) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western and southeast Atlantic, between latitudes 40°N and 45°S, at depths of between 70 and 1,000 m. Its length is up to 35 cm. Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Dogfish Sharks
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Virginia and Florida (USA), Uruguay and Argentina; reported off Suriname (Ref. 13608 ) and Brazil (Ref. 57911 ). Southeast Atlantic: off the eastern Cape and northern Natal in South Africa (Ref. 11228 ). Some reports of this species from the southeast Atlantic may be misidentifications of the recently described Etmopterus compagnoi (Ref. 36731 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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