The smalleye lanternshark (Etmopterus litvinovi) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the southeast Pacific off Peru and Chile, at depths between 630 and 1,100 m (2,070 and 3,610 ft). Its length is up to 61 cm (24 in).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. litvinovi
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| Etmopterus litvinovi | |
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| Range of the smalleye lanternshark (in blue) | |
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
The shark appears to be endemic to two areas.[2] The Nazca ridge and the Sala y Gomez ridge.[2]
References
edit- ^ Ebert, D.A.; Concha, F.; Herman, K.; Kyne, P.M. (2020). "Etmopterus litvinovi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T63159A124463835. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T63159A124463835.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Vásquez, Victoria Elena; Ebert, David A; Long, Douglas J (2015). "Etmopterus benchleyi n. sp., a new lanternshark (Squaliformes:Etmopteridae) from the central eastern Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 17. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etmopterus litvinovi". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 978-0-691-12072-0