Species Kingdom

Species Class

Etmopterus unicolor (Engelhardt, 1912)

Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Squaliformes

Family: Etmopteridae

Genus: Etmopterus

Species: Etmopterus unicolor (Engelhardt, 1912)

Climate Zone

Subtropical

Location

Western Pacific: Japan (Ref. 247) and New Zealand (Ref. 13669).

Biology

A little-known lanternshark, mainly from depths below 900 m. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).

Habitat

bathydemersal