Velvet Belly

3D Model

Etmopterus spinax weight: 302g length (full): 43cm length (standard): 40cm Photo set by: Daisy Burnell Construct by: Amy Scott-Murray This species may also be called the velvet bell lanternshark, the former stemming from the dark black underside of the organism which distinctly different from that of the brown colouration of the rest of the body. The latter is said to come from this species, and other lanternshark species, ability to create bioluminescence. Patterns of the photophores found on the abdomen and flanks of these sharks are species specific.