Hawaiian lanternshark
{{Short description|Species of shark}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Hawaiian lanternshark
| image =Etmopterus villosus.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Etmopterus
| species = villosus
| range_map = Etmopterus villosus distmap.png
| range_map_caption = Range of the Hawaiian lanternshark (in blue)
| authority = C. H. Gilbert, 1905
}}
The Hawaiian Lanternshark (Etmopterus villosus) is a species of small squaliform shark in the family Etmopteridae.
Description
This type of Etmopteridae have a small but sturdy body. Research has found that females will reach to about {{convert|652|mm|in|abbr=on}} in length, while males will reach about {{convert|624|mm|in|abbr=on}} in length.{{cite web |title=Etmopterus villosus Gilbert, 1905 |url=https://shark-references.com/species/view/Etmopterus-villosus |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=Shark Reference.com |publisher=Jürgen Pollerspöck & Nicolas Straube |ref=Gilbert, C.H. (1905)}} The Hawaiian lantern shark has a muted color range consisting of browns and blacks on its upper half of its body. While the lower part are more consistent with a darker tonal range. A couple of noticeable characteristics for this organism is upon the area above the pelvic fin there is a black mark, there gills are about {{convert|6.25|mm|in|abbr=on}} long. Another couple of noticeable characteristics is the second dorsal fin. It is larger than the first frontal fin, but the length is almost half the size of the other. Another noticeable characteristic unique to the lanternshark is that the spine has a slight curve to it instead of being straight.{{cite web |title=Hawaiian Lanternshark |url=https://planetsharkdivers.com/hawaiian-lanternshark/ |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=Planet Shark Divers |publisher=Planet Shark Divers}}
Distribution
These organisms can be found in the Hawaiian Islands arounds depths of {{convert|1.61|km|mi|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |title=Hawaiian Lanternshark |url=https://www.sharkwater.com/shark-database/sharks/hawailian-lanternshark/ |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=select your film: SHARKWATER EXTINCTION |publisher=Sharkwater Productions - The Truth Will Surface}} Some can be located more along the further of the Hawaiian island chain to the north. Researchers have found specimens near the Koko seamount and South Kanmu seamounts.{{cite journal |last1=Ebert |first1=David |last2=Papastamatiou |first2=Yannis |last3=Kajiura |first3=Stephan |last4=Wetherbee |first4=Bradley |date=February 2017 |title=Etmopterus lailae sp. nov., a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314103176_Etmopterus_lailae_sp_nov_a_new_lanternshark_Squaliformes_Etmopteridae_from_the_Northwestern_Hawaiian_Islands |journal=Zootaxa |page=378 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4237.2.10 |access-date=11 October 2022}}
Human interaction and preservation
Due to such depths that these creature live at, the interaction with human is sparse. The only rare occasion that humans end up encountering such deep sea sharks is the use of deep sea nets that impeach upon the sharks depth. This also makes it not in the endangered species list.
References
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