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title: "Velvet Belly Lantern Shark"
description: "Etmopterus spinax — Peixes. The velvet belly lanternshark (or simply velvet belly) (Etmopterus spinax) is a species of dogfish shark in the family Etmopteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/velvet-belly-lantern-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Velvet Belly Lantern Shark

> Etmopterus spinax — Peixes. The velvet belly lanternshark (or simply velvet belly) (Etmopterus spinax) is a species of dogfish shark in the family Etmopteridae.

- Scientific name: *Etmopterus spinax*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 38
- Wikidata: [Q1415012](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1415012)
- iNaturalist taxon: [100597](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/100597)

## Names

- en: Velvet Belly Lantern Shark
- de: Kleiner Schwarzer Dornhai
- es: Negrito
- fr: Sagre commun
- nl: Donkerbuiklantaarnhaai
- pl: Kolczak czarny

## Countries with the most observations

NO (21)

## Summary

The velvet belly lanternshark (or simply velvet belly) (Etmopterus spinax) is a species of dogfish shark in the family Etmopteridae. One of the most common deepwater sharks in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the velvet belly is found from Iceland and Norway to Gabon and South Africa at a depth of 20–2,490 m (66–8,169 ft). A small shark generally no more than 45 cm (18 in) long, the velvet belly is so named because its black underside is abruptly distinct from the brown coloration on the rest of its body. The body of this species is fairly stout, with a moderately long snout and tail, and very small gill slits. Like…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_belly_lanternshark

## Photo

![Velvet Belly Lantern Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/velvet-belly-lantern-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: unknown · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Etmopterus_spinax.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/velvet-belly-lantern-shark?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).