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False lanternshark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Family
  
Etmopteridae

Higher classification
  
Etmopterus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squaliformes

Genus
  
Etmopterus

Rank
  
Species

False lanternshark

Scientific name
  
Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus

Similar
  
Pink lanternshark, Combtooth lanternshark, Caribbean lanternshark, African lanternshark, New Zealand lanternshark

The false lanternshark, Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Pacific from the Norfolk Ridge and Lord Howe Ridge off New Caledonia.

References

False lanternshark Wikipedia