- The
Etmopteridae are a
family of
sharks in the
order Squaliformes,
commonly known as
lantern sharks.
Their name
comes from the
presence of light-producing...
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radiate and
adapt to the deep sea. The
common ancestor of Dalatiidae,
Etmopteridae, Somniosidae, and
Oxynotidae possessed a
luminous organ and used bioluminescence...
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Etmopterus is a
genus of
lantern sharks in the
squaliform family Etmopteridae. They are
found in deep sea
ecosystems of the Atlantic,
Indian and Pacific...
- (Trigonognathus kabeyai) is a rare
species of
dogfish shark in the
family Etmopteridae, and the only
extant member of its genus. It has been
found in the Pacific...
- belly) (Etmopterus spinax) is a
species of
dogfish shark in the
family Etmopteridae. One of the most
common deepwater sharks in the
northeastern Atlantic...
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lanternshark (Etmopterus alphus) is a
shark of the
family Etmopteridae found in the
western Indian Ocean. Froese, Rainer; Pauly,
Daniel (eds...
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lanternshark or
lucifer shark (Etmopterus lucifer) is a
shark of the
family Etmopteridae found around the
world in
tropical and
temperate seas at
depths between...
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lanternshark (Etmopterus perryi) is a
species of
dogfish shark in the
family Etmopteridae and is the
smallest shark in the world,
reaching a
maximum known length...
- The
ninja lanternshark (Etmopterus benchleyi) is of the
family Etmopteridae,
found in the
eastern Pacific Ocean from Nicaragua,
south to
Panama and Costa...
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sharks Dalatiidae – kite-fin
sharks Echinorhinidae –
bramble sharks Etmopteridae –
lantern sharks Oxynotidae –
rough sharks Somniosidae –
sleeper sharks...
