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    Velvet belly lantern shark

    Velvet belly lantern shark

    Etmopterus spinax

    Sharks & Rays
    Vulnerable

    The Velvet belly lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax) is recorded at 15 diving areas across 11 countries, most often around West Coast (Gothenburg), Azores and Balearic Islands.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 2 diving regions worldwide.

    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    LarnacaCyprus
    Rarely seen here
    Paphos & Coral BayCyprus
    Rarely seen here
    Marseille & CalanquesFrance
    Rarely seen here
    South CoastIreland
    Rarely seen here
    Portofino & LiguriaItaly
    Occasionally seen here
    Al HoceimaMorocco
    Regularly seen here
    Lofoten IslandsNorway
    Rarely seen here
    Algarve & BerlengasPortugal
    Rarely seen here
    AzoresPortugal
    Frequently seen here
    Balearic IslandsSpain
    Regularly seen here
    Cabo de PalosSpain
    Rarely seen here
    Medes IslandsSpain
    Regularly seen here
    West Coast (Gothenburg)Sweden
    Frequently seen here
    TabarkaTunisia
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderSqualiformes
    FamilyEtmopteridae
    GenusEtmopterus

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