Etmopteridae

blackbelly dogfish

Etmopterus hillianus

Sandy slope mothers bear only four or five

• Black
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• South America
• Medium

The Caribbean lanternshark (Etmopterus hillianus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the eastern and western Atlantic at depths between 180 and 720 m. Its length is up to 50 cm. Reproduction is ovoviviparous.