Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks) |
60 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 850.0 g |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 70 - 2490 m |
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 (Ref. 247). |
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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. |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 31 August 2020 (A2bd) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
First records from Syria:, 3 juvenile females- 29.86 cm TL (102.3 g)); 30.63 cm TL (110.4 g); 31.41 cm TL (106.6 g), which were reported in 2017 (Ref. 120558). Second reported occurrence was that of a mature female (35.4 cm TL; 208.3 g) caught at about 300 m in the Syrian coast (Ref. 120557). |
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