Short-tail lanternshark

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
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)
Range of the short-tail lanternshark (in blue)

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Reproduction is ovoviviparous.