Dwarf lantern shark (Etmopterus perryi) fish species and information / pictures of Dwarf lantern shark - Etmopterus perryi

Dwarf lantern shark (Etmopterus perryi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Etmopterus perryi

Common Name
Dwarf lantern shark

Biology
Body strongly marked with light and dark areas, streaks and spots; very small (probably the smallest shark) with a somewhat flattened head and snout (its depth 2/3 or less than its width); moderately large eyes; slender, needle-shaped denticles in random, dense array; fins moderately large.

Classification

Classified By

Springer & Burgess, 1985

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks (Squaliformes)

Family

Lantern sharks (Etmopteridae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Atlantic

Distribution

Western Central Atlantic: Colombia and Venezuela.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

283 m

Depth To - meters

439 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 283 - 439 m (Ref. 27618)

Trophic Level

3.87 s.e. 0.50 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

17.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)