Depth distribution of the velvet belly, Etmopterus spinax, in relation to growth and reproductive cycle: the case study of a deep-water lantern shark with a wide-ranging critical habitat

The velvet belly lantern shark, Etmopterus spinax (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae), is a small-sized squalid shark commonly found in deep waters off the Portuguese coast, mainly on soft bottoms. In this study, 67 research cruise bottom trawl tows (with 1-hour duration) were carried out at depths that ra...

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Main Author: Coelho, Rui (author)
Other Authors: Erzini, Karim (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/8975
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/8975