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Pink lanternshark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Family
  
Etmopteridae

Scientific name
  
Etmopterus dianthus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squaliformes

Genus
  
Etmopterus

Higher classification
  
Etmopterus

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Similar
  
Pygmy lanternshark, Combtooth lanternshark, Fringefin lanternshark, Caribbean lanternshark, New Zealand lanternshark

The Pink Lanternshark; Etmopterus dianthus, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around Australia and New Caledonia, at depths of between 110 and 880 m. Its length is up to 41 cm.

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

Pink lanternshark Wikipedia