Short-tail Lanternshark
Etmopterus brachyurus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The short-tail lanternshark is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Pacific between latitudes 37°N and 30°S, at depths of between 450 and 900 m. Its length is up to 50 cm (20 in).
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Squaliformes
- Family
- Etmopteridae
- Genus
- Etmopterus