These observations provide the first records of this species in the Caribbean Sea, adding to the minimal knowledge of the species’ distribution throughout the Western Atlantic Ocean.ĭespite their potentially significant contribution to the global biodiversity of fishes, deep-sea sharks remain difficult to observe and study, largely due to the logistical and operational challenges of surveying the deep ocean ( Howell et al., 2020). Three unique individuals were recorded across two separate deployments between 653m – 668m. Through in-situ video observations using deep-sea landers, we provide two new locality records of the blurred lantern shark from the deep waters off the Cayman Islands, Caribbean Sea. Despite exhibiting a global distribution at the genus-level, the blurred lantern shark ( Etempoterus bigelowi) is known only from a few records in the Western and Southern Atlantic Ocean. The genus Etmopterus is the most speciose group of small bodied deep-sea sharks found throughout the tropical and subtropical Western Atlantic. 4Marine Conservation International, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.3Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.2Cayman Islands Department of Environment, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.1Beneath The Waves, Herndon, VA, United States.Shipley 1 Christine De Silva 1 Johanna K.
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