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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae Lantern sharks

Genus: Etmopterus

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39 species (see list below)

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Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Etmopterus alphus Ebert, Straube, Leslie & Weigmann, 2016

Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Etmopterus alphus
[Whitecheek lanternshark]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Etmopterus baxteri Garrick, 1957

Photo by Duffy, C.
 
Etmopterus baxteri
[New Zealand lanternshark]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 51.5 cm TL
 
Etmopterus benchleyi
[Ninja lanternshark]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Atlantic, Indian Ocean an
Max. Length 73 cm TL
Etmopterus bigelowi Shirai & Tachikawa, 1993

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Etmopterus bigelowi
[Blurred smooth lantern shark]

Photo by FAO

Restricted to northwester
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Etmopterus brachyurus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus brachyurus
[Shorttail lanternshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic

Etmopterus bullisi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1957

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus bullisi
[Lined lanternshark]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Etmopterus burgessi
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 21.2 cm TL
Etmopterus carteri Springer & Burgess, 1985

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus carteri
[Cylindrical lantern shark]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 33.9 cm TL
 
Etmopterus caudistigmus
[]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 78 cm TL
 
Etmopterus compagnoi
[]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Etmopterus decacuspidatus Chan, 1966

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus decacuspidatus
[Combtoothed lanternshark]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 40.9 cm TL
 
Etmopterus dianthus
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 44.8 cm TL
 
Etmopterus dislineatus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29.7 cm TL
 
Etmopterus evansi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29.3 cm TL
 
Etmopterus fusus
[]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Etmopterus gracilispinis Krefft, 1968

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Etmopterus gracilispinis
[Broadbanded lanternshark]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Etmopterus granulosus (Günther, 1880)

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus granulosus
[Southern lanternshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Etmopterus hillianus (Poey, 1861)

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus hillianus
[Caribbean lanternshark]

Photo by Ebert, D.A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 45.6 cm TL
Etmopterus joungi Knuckey, Ebert & Burgess, 2011

Photo by Ebert, D.A.
 
Etmopterus joungi
[Shortfin smooth lanternshark]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific.

Etmopterus litvinovi Parin & Kotlyar, 1990

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus litvinovi
[Smalleye lantern shark]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Restricted to Northwester
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Etmopterus lucifer Jordan & Snyder, 1902

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Etmopterus lucifer
[Blackbelly lanternshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Etmopterus molleri (Whitley, 1939)

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus molleri
[Mollers lantern shark]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Etmopterus perryi Springer & Burgess, 1985

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus perryi
[Dwarf lantern shark]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Etmopterus polli Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1953

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Etmopterus polli
[African lanternshark]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Etmopterus princeps Collett, 1904

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Etmopterus princeps
[Great lanternshark]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 45.3 cm TL
 
Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus
[]

Photo by Andrade Coelho, R.P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Etmopterus pusillus (Lowe, 1839)

Photo by Andrade Coelho, R.P.
 
Etmopterus pusillus
[Smooth lanternshark]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific.

Etmopterus pycnolepis Kotlyar, 1990

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus pycnolepis
[Dense-scale lantern shark]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 33.8 cm TL
Etmopterus robinsi Schofield & Burgess, 1997

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus robinsi
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Etmopterus schultzi Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1953

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Etmopterus schultzi
[Fringefin lanternshark]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 51.5 cm TL
 
Etmopterus sculptus
[Sculpted lanternshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Etmopterus sentosus Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1976

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus sentosus
[Thorny lanternshark]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Salesjö, A.
 
Etmopterus spinax
[Velvet belly]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Etmopterus splendidus Yano, 1988

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus splendidus
[Splendid lanternshark]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Etmopterus tasmaniensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Etmopterus unicolor (Engelhardt, 1912)

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus unicolor
[Brown lanternshark]
No picture found
Southern Ocean
Max. Length 57.7 cm TL
 
Etmopterus viator
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Etmopterus villosus Gilbert, 1905

Photo by FAO
 
Etmopterus villosus
[Hawaiian lanternshark]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Etmopterus virens Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1953

Photo by JAMARC
 
Etmopterus virens
[Green lanternshark]
39 Species of Family Etmopteridae with Genus Etmopterus
(Lantern sharks)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2016 Etmopterus alphus Whitecheek lanternshark Western Indian Ocean 39 TL
1957 Etmopterus baxteri New Zealand lanternshark Southwest Pacific 75 TL
2015 Etmopterus benchleyi Ninja lanternshark Eastern Pacific Ocean 51.5 TL
1993 Etmopterus bigelowi Blurred smooth lantern shark Atlantic, Indian Ocean an 73 TL
1912 Etmopterus brachyurus Shorttail lanternshark Restricted to northwester 50 TL
1957 Etmopterus bullisi Lined lanternshark Western Atlantic
2006 Etmopterus burgessi Northwest Pacific
1985 Etmopterus carteri Cylindrical lantern shark Western Central Atlantic 21.2 TL
2002 Etmopterus caudistigmus Western Central Pacific 33.9 TL
1990 Etmopterus compagnoi Southeast Atlantic 78 TL
1966 Etmopterus decacuspidatus Combtoothed lanternshark Northwest Pacific 29 TL
2002 Etmopterus dianthus Western Pacific 40.9 TL
2002 Etmopterus dislineatus Western Pacific 44.8 TL
2002 Etmopterus evansi Eastern Indian Ocean 29.7 TL
2002 Etmopterus fusus Eastern Indian Ocean 29.3 TL
1968 Etmopterus gracilispinis Broadbanded lanternshark Western Atlantic 35 TL
1880 Etmopterus granulosus Southern lanternshark Southeast Pacific and Sou 60 TL
1861 Etmopterus hillianus Caribbean lanternshark Western Atlantic 50 TL
2011 Etmopterus joungi Shortfin smooth lanternshark Northwest Pacific 45.6 TL
1990 Etmopterus litvinovi Smalleye lantern shark Southeast Pacific.
1902 Etmopterus lucifer Blackbelly lanternshark Restricted to Northwester 47 TL
1939 Etmopterus molleri Mollers lantern shark Western Pacific 46 TL
1985 Etmopterus perryi Dwarf lantern shark Western Central Atlantic 20 TL
1953 Etmopterus polli African lanternshark Eastern Atlantic 30 TL
1904 Etmopterus princeps Great lanternshark Northwest Atlantic 75 TL
2002 Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus Western Pacific 45.3 TL
1839 Etmopterus pusillus Smooth lanternshark Western Atlantic 50 TL
1990 Etmopterus pycnolepis Dense-scale lantern shark Southeast Pacific.
1997 Etmopterus robinsi Western Central Atlantic 33.8 TL
1953 Etmopterus schultzi Fringefin lanternshark Western Central Atlantic 30 TL
2011 Etmopterus sculptus Sculpted lanternshark Atlantic Ocean 51.5 TL
1976 Etmopterus sentosus Thorny lanternshark Western Indian Ocean 27 TL
1758 Etmopterus spinax Velvet belly Eastern Atlantic 60 TL
1988 Etmopterus splendidus Splendid lanternshark Western Pacific 30 TL
1986 Etmopterus tasmaniensis Eastern Indian Ocean
1912 Etmopterus unicolor Brown lanternshark Western Pacific 75 TL
2011 Etmopterus viator Southern Ocean 57.7 TL
1905 Etmopterus villosus Hawaiian lanternshark Eastern Central Pacific 46 TL
1953 Etmopterus virens Green lanternshark Western Central Atlantic 23 TL



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