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Blackmouth lanternshark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Family
  
Etmopteridae

Scientific name
  
Etmopterus evansi

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squaliformes

Genus
  
Etmopterus

Higher classification
  
Etmopterus

Blackmouth lanternshark

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