West Indian lanternshark
Species of shark
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The West Indian lanternshark (Etmopterus robinsi) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western central Atlantic, at depths between 400 and 800 m (1,300 and 2,600 ft). Its length is up to 31 cm (12 in).
| West Indian lanternshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. robinsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus robinsi Schofield & G. H. Burgess, 1997 | |
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| Range of the West Indian lanternshark (in blue) | |
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.