Etmopterus schultzi
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fishes)
Squaliformes (Dogfish Sharks)
Etmopteridae (Lantern Sharks)
Etmopterus
Etmopterus schultzi
Description
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Characters
Relatively slender body; fringed with naked ceratotrichia; moderately short snout; short, broad pectoral fins; moderately short tail; snout length less than mouth width and shorter than distance from mouth to origin of pectoral fin; anterior nasal flap short; upper jaw teeth narrow with median cusps and 2-3 pairs of cusplets; lower jaw teeth broad with horizontally directed cusps forming interlocked cutting edge; 32-38 tooth rows in upper jaw and 32 in lower jaw; both dorsal fins preceded by spine; first dorsal fin origin posterior to rear tip of pectoral fin; second dorsal fin higher and broader based than first dorsal fin; distance between dorsal fins about equal to distance from tip of snout to first gill slit; pectoral fin with broadly rounded rear corner; dorsal lobe of caudal fin relatively long, about equal to head length; dermal denticles on sides of body with very slender, hooked crowns and widely and randomly spaced
Black to light brown dorsally and dusky gray ventrally, with elongate dusky markings above and behind pelvic fin base, elongate black markings on caudal fin base, and pale yellow spot on head over pineal eye
Distribution
Western North Atlantic in the northern Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Texas
Texas waters, where it is very abundant
Habitat Associations
Captured on or near the bottom from 384 to 732 m
Biology
Food consists of squids
Maximum known size is about 30 cm TL
Males mature at about 27 cm TL, and females mature at about 28 to 30 cm TL
Found on the upper continental slopes. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2019-06-21. Resilience: Low (Fec assumed to be <100).
Phylogeny and Morphologically Similar Fishes
Distinguished from other species of the family by the combination of characters described
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Bigelow et al. 1953
Bigelow and Schroeder 1957
Castro 1982
Compagno 1984
Springer and Burgess 1985
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Compagno, L.J.V. (1984) FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO.
Kiraly, S.J., J.A. Moore and P.H. Jasinski (2003) Deepwater and other sharks of the U.S. Atlantic Ocean Exclusive Economic Zone. Mar. Fish. Rev. 65(4):1-64.
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