Short-tail lanternshark
Species of shark
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The short-tail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus) 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 (1,480 and 2,950 ft). Its length is up to 50 cm (20 in).
| Short-tail lanternshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. brachyurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus brachyurus (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) | |
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| Range of the short-tail lanternshark (in blue) | |
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.