Scientific Name	Etmopterus molleri   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Whitley, 1939)	Depth	250 - 860M
Chinese	莫氏烏鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	烏鯊科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F036　Etmopteridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	莫氏烏鯊
Max Length	46 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	模拉里燈籠棘鮫、黑沙、模拉里烏鯊
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos	Holotype Locality	About 30 miles east of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, depth 130 fathoms
Synonyms	Acanthidium molleri
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；李柏鋒（2003）碩士論文；中國動物誌-圓口綱及軟骨魚綱(朱等, 2001)；FAO Species Catalogue, Vol.4 Sharks of the world  Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Last, P.R. etc. 1994 朱元鼎, 孟慶聞 等編 2001 李柏鋒 2003
Specimen List	ASIZP0054809. ASIZP0058270. ASIZP0058644. ASIZP0060241. ASIZP0060496. ASIZP0060499. ASIZP0061027. ASIZP0061425. ASIZP0061448. ASIZP0061449. ASIZP00622592014/8/25. ASIZP0062260. ASIZP0062482. ASIZP0062483. ASIZP0062484. ASIZP0067418. ASIZP0070594. ASIZP0073765. ASIZP0073777. ASIZP0073778. ASIZP0074863. ASIZP0075083. ASIZP0080106. ASIZP0080464. ASIZP0080510. ASIZP0802293. ASIZP0912293. ASIZP0916269. ASIZP0916280. ASIZP0916281. CAS214592. FRIP03206. NTMP0633. SIO00-155b.
Common Name	Slendertail lanternshark; Slendertail lantern shark; Blackbelly lanternshark; Mollers deepsea shark; Mollers lantern shark; Moller's lantern shark
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Small and slender, with a moderately elongate caudal peduncle and with flank denticles mostly arranged in regular rows. The base of the pelvic flank markings is inserted in advance of the origin of the second dorsal-fin spine, the anterior branch is shorter than the posterior branch, and the caudal marking is longer than the precaudal marking. Light brown above, black below, with a pale stripe on side and a black streak above and behind pelvic fins; belly luminous.
habitats	Maximum total length about 46 cm. Probably demersal on the upper continental slope in depths of about 250 to 480 m. Biology and distribution poorly known.
Distribution	Northeast off Taiwan; Japan, eastern Australia, and New Zealand.
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