Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Etmopteridae Scientific name Etmopterus evansi Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squaliformes Genus Etmopterus Higher classification Etmopterus | |
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Similar Pink lanternshark, Combtooth lanternshark, Caribbean lanternshark, New Zealand lanternshark, Ornate dogfish |
The blackmouth lanternshark, Etmopterus evansi, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found off Western Australia and the Arafura Sea, at depths between 430 and 550 m. Its length is up to 26 cm.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
Blackmouth lanternshark Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA