The Etmopteridae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as lantern sharks. Their name comes from the presence of light-producing...
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radiate and adapt to the deep sea. The common ancestor of Dalatiidae, Etmopteridae, Somniosidae, and Oxynotidae possessed a luminous organ and used bioluminescence...
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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...
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Viper dogfish (category Etmopteridae)
(Trigonognathus kabeyai) is a rare species of dogfish shark in the family Etmopteridae, and the only extant member of its genus. It has been found in the Pacific...
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lanternshark (Etmopterus lailae) is a species of lanternshark of the family Etmopteridae, found in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Koko and south Kanmu seamounts)...
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The ninja lanternshark (Etmopterus benchleyi) is of the family Etmopteridae, found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Nicaragua, south to Panama and Costa...
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lanternshark (Etmopterus perryi) is a species of dogfish shark in the family Etmopteridae and is the smallest shark in the world, reaching a maximum known length...
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whitecheek lanternshark (Etmopterus alphus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Indian Ocean. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds...
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The pink lanternshark (Etmopterus dianthus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around Australia and New Caledonia, at depths of between 110 and...
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sharks Dalatiidae – kite-fin sharks Echinorhinidae – bramble sharks Etmopteridae – lantern sharks Oxynotidae – rough sharks Somniosidae – sleeper sharks...
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fringefin lanternshark (Etmopterus schultzi) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western central Atlantic from Texas to Florida, northern...
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lanternshark (Etmopterus brosei) is a type of lanternshark of the family Etmopteridae, found in Southwest Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic Ocean (precisely...
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belly) (Etmopterus spinax) is a species of dogfish shark in the family Etmopteridae. One of the most common deepwater sharks in the northeastern Atlantic...
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lanternshark (Etmopterus marshae) is a species of shark in the family Etmopteridae. It is found in the Western Pacific near the Philippines and can reach...
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sculpted lanternshark (Etmopterus sculptus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found from the Southeast Atlantic and Southwest Indian Ocean, specifically...
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lanternshark or slate lanternshark (Etmopterus viator) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae. It is found in the northern part of the Kerguelen Plateau in the Southern...
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villosus) is a species of small squaliform shark in the family Etmopteridae. This type of Etmopteridae have a small but sturdy body. Research has found that females...
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shortfin smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus joungi) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found off the northeastern coast of Taiwan, at depths of between 430...
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The great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the northeast and northwest Atlantic. Its name was given because...
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lanternshark or lucifer shark (Etmopterus lucifer) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around the world in tropical and temperate seas at depths between...
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lanternshark (Etmopterus samadiae) is a species of shark in the family Etmopteridae, found in areas of Papua New Guinea. The Papuan lanternshark is small...
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Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks) Dalatiidae Etmopteridae Oxynotidae (Rough sharks) Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks) Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)...
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broadbanded lanternshark (Etmopterus gracilispinis) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western and southeast Atlantic, between latitudes 40°N and...
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(2015). "Etmopterus benchleyi n. sp., a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the central eastern Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean...
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Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks) Dalatiidae Etmopteridae Oxynotidae (Rough sharks) Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks) Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)...
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Dalatiidae (Kitefin sharks) Family Echinorhinidae (Bramble sharks) Family Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks) Family Oxynotidae (Rough sharks) Family Somniosidae...
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Moller's lanternshark (Etmopterus molleri) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 34°N and 46°S at...
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Elasmobranchii Subdivision Selachii Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks) Dalatiidae Etmopteridae Oxynotidae Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks) Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)...
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dense-scale lanternshark (Etmopterus pycnolepis) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the southeast Pacific off Peru and Chile. Ebert, D.A.; Kyne...
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kamoharai) is a little-known, deepwater dogfish shark of the family Etmopteridae. This species is found in the western Pacific from southern Japan to...
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