The West Indian lanternshark (''Etmopterus robinsi'') is a shark of the

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Etmopteridae The Etmopteridae are 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 fo ...

found in the western central

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, at depths between . Its length is up to . Reproduction is

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References

* * Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, ''Sharks of the World'', Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:West Indian lanternshark Etmopterus Taxa named by Pamela J. Schofield Taxa named by George H. Burgess Fish described in 1997