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Lined lanternshark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Family
  
Etmopteridae

Scientific name
  
Etmopterus bullisi

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squaliformes

Genus
  
Etmopterus

Higher classification
  
Etmopterus

Lined lanternshark

Similar
  
Caribbean lanternshark, Green lanternshark, African lanternshark, Fringefin lanternshark, Combtooth lanternshark

The lined lanternshark, Etmopterus bullisi, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Atlantic from North Carolina to northern Florida, and Honduras, between latitudes 34°N and 15°N, at depths of up to 850 m. Its maximum length is more than 26 cm, but an adult has yet to be measured.

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Lined lanternshark Wikipedia