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The velvet belly lanternshark (or simply velvet belly) (Etmopterus spinax) 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 depth of 20–2,490 m (66–8,169 ft).
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.
Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758) (velvet-belly lanternshark) Etmopterus splendidus Ka. Yano, 1988 (splendid lanternshark) Etmopterus unicolor (Engelhardt, 1912) (bristled lanternshark) Etmopterus viator Straube, 2011 (traveller lanternshark) [16] Etmopterus villosus C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Hawaiian lanternshark)
The velvet belly lantern shark (or simply velvet belly), Etmopterus spinax, 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 depth of 70–2,490 m (230–8,170 ft).
The smooth lanternshark or slender lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) is a species of dogfish shark in the family Etmopteridae, found widely in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It inhabits benthic environments at a depth of 274–1,000 m (899–3,281 ft), and pelagic environments at a depth of 0–708 m (0–2,323 ft).
Deep below the surface of the South China Sea, a glow-in-the-dark creature swam through shadowy waters. Suddenly, something enveloped the sea creature and pulled it upward.
Etmopterus spinax Linnaeus, 1758 (velvet-belly lanternshark) Etmopterus splendidus Ka. Yano, 1988 (splendid lanternshark) Etmopterus unicolor Engelhardt, 1912 (bristled lanternshark) Etmopterus viator Straube, 2011 (traveller lanternshark) Etmopterus villosus C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Hawaiian lanternshark)
Two weeks later, fishermen in Timor-Leste caught the shark — and cut human remains out of its belly more than 70 miles from where she vanished.