Tailspot lanternshark
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Species of shark
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. caudistigmus
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| Etmopterus caudistigmus | |
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| Range of the tailspot lanternshark (in blue) | |
The tailspot lanternshark (Etmopterus caudistigmus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around New Caledonia, at depths of between 640 and 800 m. Its length is up to 31 cm.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- ^ Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Etmopterus caudistigmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T41804A116737019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T41804A116737019.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Etmopterus caudistigmus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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