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Etmopterus
Rafinesque, 1810
- lanternsharks
(fish)
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Entity:
Etmopteridae (Family) - lantern sharks
..Aculeola (Genus)
..Centroscyllium (Genus) - black dogfishes
..Trigonognathus (Genus)
..Etmopterus (Genus) - lanternsharks
....Etmopterus baxteri (Species) - New Zealand lanternshark
....Etmopterus bigelowi (Species)
....Etmopterus brachyurus (Species) - shorttail lanternshark
....Etmopterus bullisi (Species) - lined lanternshark
....Etmopterus burgessi (Species)
....Etmopterus carteri (Species)
....Etmopterus caudistigmus (Species)
....Etmopterus compagnoi (Species)
....Etmopterus decacuspidatus (Species) - combtoothed lanternshark
....Etmopterus dianthus (Species)
....Etmopterus dislineatus (Species)
....Etmopterus evansi (Species)
....Etmopterus fusus (Species)
....Etmopterus gracilispinis (Species) - broadband dogfish
....Etmopterus granulosus (Species) - southern lanternshark
....Etmopterus hillianus (Species) - blackbelly dogfish
....Etmopterus joungi (Species)
....Etmopterus litvinovi (Species)
....Etmopterus lucifer (Species) - blackbelly lanternshark
....Etmopterus molleri (Species) - slendertail lanternshark
....Etmopterus perryi (Species)
....Etmopterus polli (Species) - African lanternshark
....Etmopterus princeps (Species) - great lanternshark
....Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus (Species)
....Etmopterus pusillus (Species) - slender lanternshark
....Etmopterus pycnolepis (Species)
....Etmopterus robinsi (Species)
....Etmopterus schultzi (Species) - fringefin lanternshark
....Etmopterus sculptus (Species)
....Etmopterus sentosus (Species) - thorny lanternshark
....Etmopterus spinax (Species) - velvet belly
....Etmopterus splendidus (Species) - splendid lanternshark
....Etmopterus tasmaniensis (Species)
....Etmopterus unicolor (Species) - brown lanternshark
....Etmopterus villosus (Species) - Hawaiian lanternshark
....Etmopterus virens (Species) - green lanternshark
Authorship
Original name
:
Rafinesque, 1810. Car. n. gen., 14.
Types
Type of
:
Etmopteridae
(Family)
Fowler, 1934
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 9 Apr 2025; 11 May 2025.
[inferred]
Type of
:
Etmopterinae
(Subfamily)
Fowler, 1934
Synonyms
Including
:
Miroscyllium
(Genus)
Shirai & Nakaya, 1990
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 9 Apr 2025.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
zwarte doornhaaien
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
lanternsharks
Ref:
L.J.V. Compagno et al., 1989
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025