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| Velvet belly lantern shark, Etmopterus spinax | |
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| Family: | Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
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Etmopteridae is a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as lantern sharks. Their name comes from the presence of light-producing photophores on their bodies. The members of this family are small, under 90 cm (35 in) long, and are found in deep waters worldwide.[1]
Genera
- Aculeola de Buen, 1959
- Centroscyllium Müller & Henle, 1841
- Etmopterus Rafinesque, 1810
- Miroscyllium Shirai & Nakaya, 1990
- Trigonognathus Mochizuki and Ohe, 1990
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Etmopteridae". FishBase. July 2009 version.