Shortfin smooth lanternshark

The shortfin smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus joungi) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found off the northeastern coast of Taiwan, at depths of between 430 and 550 m.^[1]

Shortfin smooth lanternshark
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Squaliformes
Family:	Etmopteridae
Genus:	Etmopterus
Species:	E. joungi
Binomial name
Etmopterus joungi Knuckey, Ebert & G. H. Burgess, 2011
Known range of the Shortfin smooth lanternshark (in blue)

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