Velvet belly lanternshark
Sharks
The velvet belly lanternshark is a species of dogfish shark in the family Etmopteridae. One of the most common deepwater sharks in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the velvet belly is found from Iceland and Norway to Gabon and South Africa at a... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Etmopterus spinax
Mass: 1 lb (Adult)
Conservation status: Least Concern
Class: Chondrichthyes
Genus: Etmopterus
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
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