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Lantern Sharks
Etmopterus
Etmopterus is a genus of lantern sharks in the squaliform family Etmopteridae. They are found in deep sea ecosystems of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
46 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 46 known species
Velvet Belly Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus spinax
Southern Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus granulosus
Short-tail Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus brachyurus
Slender Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus pusillus
Etmopterus schmidti
speciesEtmopterus schmidti
Moller's Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus molleri
Brown Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus unicolor
Blackbelly Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus lucifer
Fringefin Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus schultzi
Splendid Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus splendidus
Traveler Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus viator
Etmopterus abernethyi
speciesEtmopterus abernethyi
Smooth Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus bigelowi
Great Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus princeps
Rasptooth Dogfish
speciesEtmopterus sheikoi
Papuan Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus samadiae
Etmopterus parini
speciesEtmopterus parini
West Australian Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus westraliensis
African Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus polli
Etmopterus lii
speciesEtmopterus lii
Etmopterus brosei
speciesEtmopterus brosei
Caribbean Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus hillianus
Lined Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus bullisi
Cylindrical Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus carteri
Smalleye Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus litvinovi
Pink Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus dianthus
Etmopterus compagnoi
speciesEtmopterus compagnoi
Combtooth Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus decacuspidatus
Tailspot Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus caudistigmus
Lined Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus dislineatus
Blackmouth Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus evansi
False Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus pseudosqualiolus
Pygmy Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus fusus
Laila's Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus lailae
Broad-banded Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus gracilispinis
Short-fin Smooth Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus joungi
Etmopterus marshae
speciesEtmopterus marshae
Dwarf Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus perryi
Dense-scale Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus pycnolepis
West Indian Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus robinsi
Sculpted Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus sculptus
Taiwan Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus burgessi
Thorny Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus sentosus
Hawaiian Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus villosus
Green Lantern Shark
speciesEtmopterus virens
Whitecheek Lanternshark
speciesEtmopterus alphus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88262.