Etmopterus dislineatus, sometimes called the lined lanternshark, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the central Coral Sea at depths of between 590 and 800 m. Its length is up to 45 cm.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. dislineatus
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| Etmopterus dislineatus | |
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| Range of Etmopterus dislineatus (in blue) | |
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
edit- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Cavanagh, R.D. (2015). "Etmopterus dislineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41806A68622497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41806A68622497.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etmopterus dislineatus". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2