Description

Dark brown in color with no conspicuous flank margins (Ref. 6577).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Squaliformes

Family: Etmopteridae

Genus: Etmopterus

Species: Etmopterus compagnoi Fricke & Koch, 1990

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in deep water. Males mature at 55 cm. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).

Habitat

oceanic