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 Etmopterus

General data

  • Main name: Etmopterus

Classification

  • Family: Etmopteridae - Lantern sharks
  • Order: Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks
  • Class: Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays
  • Superclass: Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes

Species

Velvet belly lanternshark (Etmopterus spinax)

Whitecheek lanternshark (Etmopterus alphus)

Ninja lanternshark (Etmopterus benchleyi)

Blurred smooth lantern shark (Etmopterus bigelowi)

Shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus)

Barrie’s lanternshark (Etmopterus brosei)

Lined lanternshark (Etmopterus bullisi)

Broadsnout lanternshark (Etmopterus burgessi)

Cylindrical lantern shark (Etmopterus carteri)

Tailspot lanternshark (Etmopterus caudistigmus)

Brown lanternshark (Etmopterus compagnoi)

Combtoothed lanternshark (Etmopterus decacuspidatus)

Pink lanternshark (Etmopterus dianthus)

Etmopterus dislineatus

Blackmouth lanternshark (Etmopterus evansi)

Pygmy lanternshark (Etmopterus fusus)

Broadbanded lanternshark (Etmopterus gracilispinis)

Southern lanternshark (Etmopterus granulosus)

Caribbean lanternshark (Etmopterus hillianus)

Shortfin smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus joungi)

Laila’s lanternshark (Etmopterus lailae)

Smalleye lantern shark (Etmopterus litvinovi)

Blackbelly lanternshark (Etmopterus lucifer)

Marsha’s lanternshark (Etmopterus marshae)

Mollers lantern shark (Etmopterus molleri)

Etmopterus parini

Dwarf lantern shark (Etmopterus perryi)

African lanternshark (Etmopterus polli)

Great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps)

False lanternshark (Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus)

Smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus)

Dense-scale lantern shark (Etmopterus pycnolepis)

West Indian lanternshark (Etmopterus robinsi)

Papuan lanternshark (Etmopterus samadiae)

Fringefin lanternshark (Etmopterus schultzi)

Sculpted lanternshark (Etmopterus sculptus)

Thorny lanternshark (Etmopterus sentosus)

Rasptooth dogfish (Etmopterus sheikoi)

Splendid lanternshark (Etmopterus splendidus)

Bristled lanternshark (Etmopterus unicolor)

Etmopterus viator

Hawaiian lanternshark (Etmopterus villosus)

Green lanternshark (Etmopterus virens)

Taxonomy of Fishes

  • Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
  • Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
    • Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->
      • Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
      • Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
      • Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
      • Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
      • Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
      • Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
      • Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
      • Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
      • Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
      • Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->
      • Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
        • Squalidae - Dogfish sharks->
        • Somniosidae - Sleeper sharks->
        • Etmopteridae - Lantern sharks->
          • Etmopterus - Etmopterus->
          • Aculeola - Aculeola->
          • Centroscyllium - Centroscyllium->
          • Trigonognathus - Trigonognathus->
        • Centrophoridae - Gulper sharks->
        • Dalatiidae - Sleeper sharks->
        • Oxynotidae - Rough sharks->
      • Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
      • Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
    • Holocephali - Chimaeras->
  • Agnatha - Jawless fishes->
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