Blackbelly lanternshark
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The blackbelly lanternshark or lucifer shark, Etmopterus lucifer, is a shark of the family
Etmopteridae
, found around the world in tropical to temperate seas, at depths of between 150 and 1,250 m. Its length is up to 47 cm or 1 1/2 ft.
Blackbelly lanternsharks are ovoviviparous
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Etmopteridae
Etmopteridae
Etmopteridae is a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as lantern sharks. Their name comes from the presence of light-producing photophores on their bodies. The members of this family are small, under long, and are found in deep waters worldwide. There are 45 species in five...
, found around the world in tropical to temperate seas, at depths of between 150 and 1,250 m. Its length is up to 47 cm or 1 1/2 ft.
Blackbelly lanternsharks are ovoviviparous
Ovoviviparity
Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, or ovivipary, is a mode of reproduction in animals in which embryos develop inside eggs that are retained within the mother's body until they are ready to hatch...
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