Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Etmopteridae Scientific name Etmopterus caudistigmus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squaliformes Genus Etmopterus Higher classification Etmopterus | |
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Similar Pink lanternshark, Combtooth lanternshark, Caribbean lanternshark, Ornate dogfish, New Zealand lanternshark | ||
The tailspot lanternshark, Etmopterus caudistigmus, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around New Caledonia, at depths of between 640 and 800 m. Its length is up to 31 cm.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
Tailspot lanternshark Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA