Shortfin smooth lanternshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
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)

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]

References

  1. Knuckey, J.D.S., D.A. Ebert and G.H. Burgess, 2011. Etmopterus joungi n. sp., a new species of lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from Taiwan. Aqua Int. J. Ichthyol. 17(2): 61-72.
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