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Smalleye lantern shark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Family
  
Etmopteridae

Scientific name
  
Etmopterus litvinovi

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squaliformes

Genus
  
Etmopterus

Higher classification
  
Etmopterus

Smalleye lantern shark

Similar
  
Pink lanternshark, Combtooth lanternshark, Caribbean lanternshark, Short‑tail lanternshark, Ornate dogfish

The smalleye lanternshark, Etmopterus litvinovi, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the southeast Pacific off Peru and Chile, at depths between 630 and 1,100 m. Its length is up to 61 cm.

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

Smalleye lantern shark Wikipedia