Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Velvet belly
Etmopterus spinax
photo by Salesjö, A.

 Family:  Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
 Max. size:  60 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 850.0 g
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 2490 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, Norway, and the western Mediterranean to Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire to Nigeria, Cameroon to Gabon, Azores, Cape Verde, and Cape Province, South Africa.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Found on the outer continental shelves and upper slopes. Feeds on small fishes, squids, and crustaceans. Ovoviviparous, with number of young from 6 to 20 in a litter. Utilized for fishmeal and prepared dried salted for human consumption. Depth range reported at 70m-2000m in Ref. 35388.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Carpenter, Kent E. - 15.06.92
 Modified by: Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G. - 19.11.15
 Checked by: Luna, Susan M. - 15.03.94

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