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Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Velvet belly
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Faeroe Islands country information

Common names: Búksvarti háur, Búksvarti hávur
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs occasionally in deeper waters near the Faroes and on the Faroe Bank. It has not been taken inside the fjords, the depth (up to ca. 80 m) evidently too low for the species.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fo.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Joensen, J.S. and Å. Vedel Tåning, 1970
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sagre commun, Negrito, قِرش فانوس شائع, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Etymology: Etmopterus: Greek, ethmos, -ou = sieve or ethmoides bone + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 70 - 2490 m (Ref. 106604), usually 200 - 500 m (Ref. 128537).   Deep-water; 73°N - 38°S, 40°W - 36°E

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