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Pink lanternshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Species:
E. dianthus
Binomial name
Etmopterus dianthus
Range of the pink lanternshark (in blue)

The pink lanternshark (Etmopterus dianthus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around Australia and New Caledonia, at depths of between 110 and 880 m.[citation needed] Its length is up to 41 cm.

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

  1. ^ Kyne, P.M. & Cavanagh, R.D. 2015. Etmopterus dianthus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41805A68622429. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41805A68622429.en. Downloaded on 14 October 2017.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etmopterus dianthus". FishBase. July 2006 version.
  • Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2