The fringefin lanternshark was first identified in 1953 by H.B. Bigelow, W. C. Schroeder, and S. Springer in the Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Etmopteridae is a family commonly known … See more

E. shultzi lives at a depth of about 220 to 915 meters below the surface, predominantly on the upper continental slopes of the Gulf of Mexico. It is endemic to the Gulf, and its … See more

Feeding
E. schultzi is known to feed on squid. It has also been suggested that these lantersharks school in order to hunt food, but very little … See more

E. schultzi males are about 27 cm long, while females are 28–30 cm long. The upper part of their bodies is light brown and their bellies are dusky grey. They have a dark mark … See more

Fringefin lanternsharks have no importance to fisheries, but are sometimes bycatch of deepwater trawls.
While no study has … See more