Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Etmopteridae Scientific name Etmopterus fusus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squaliformes Genus Etmopterus Higher classification Etmopterus | |
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Similar Pink lanternshark, Combtooth lanternshark, Caribbean lanternshark, Short‑tail lanternshark, Ornate dogfish | ||
The pygmy lanternshark, Etmopterus fusus, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the eastern Indian Ocean from northern Western Australia and possibly Java, at depths of between 430 and 550 m. Its length is up to 26 cm.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
Pygmy lanternshark Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA