FIRSTRECORD OF BROADBANDED LANTERNSHARK. Etmopterus gracilispinis KREFFT, 1968 (SQUALIDAE), IN THE BRAZILIAN WATERS

Abstract

A specimen of broadbanded lanternshark, Etmopterus gracilispinis Krefft, 1968, caught by a Brazilian longliner off Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil (33°S - 50°W) is recorded. The specimen, a young male, 158 mm total length, was caught in a water depth of 120 to 340 m, in April 1984. The identification was based on the pattern and arrangement of the teeth and dermal denticles, morphometrics and color.