Etmopterus molleri, Mollers lantern shark

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Etmopterus molleri (Whitley, 1939)

Mollers lantern shark
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Elasmobranchi (squali e razze) (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Etymology: Etmopterus: Greek, ethmos, -ou = sieve or ethmoides bone + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Captain Knud Moller was in command of the trawler that brought the holotype to the surface (1933). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Whitley.

Issue
Apparently restricted to eastern Australia (Ref. 87957); distribution to be resolved when new studies or publications are received.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range Ecologia

marino pelagic-oceanic; distribuzione batimetrica 200 - 860 m (Ref. 26346). Deep-water; 34°N - 46°S

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Western Pacific: eastern Australasia to New Zealand.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 6871); 39.0 cm TL (female)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 2; Spine anali: 0. Light brown above, black below, with a pale stripe on side and a black streak above and behind pelvic fins; belly luminous (Ref. 26346). Small and slender, with a moderately elongate caudal peduncle and with flank denticles mostly arranged in regular rows. The base of the pelvic flank markings is inserted in advance of the origin of the second dorsal-fin spine, the anterior branch is shorter than the posterior branch, and the caudal marking is longer than the precaudal marking (Ref. 6871).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Probably demersal (Ref. 31367) on upper continental slopes (Ref. 6871). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205), size at birth about 15 cm (Ref. 6871).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Ovoviviparous (Ref. 26346). Size at birth about 15 cm (Ref. 6871). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).

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Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994. Sharks and rays of Australia. CSIRO, Australia. 513 p. (Ref. 6871)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 15 May 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio. 123201): 7.8 - 14.1, mean 9.8 °C (based on 208 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00194 - 0.00745), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio. 69278):  4.2   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179):  Molto basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione più di 14 anni (Assuming Fec<10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100). 🛈