The sculpted lanternshark (Etmopterus sculptus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found from the Southeast Atlantic and Southwest Indian Ocean, specifically from Namibia to southern Mozambique and the Madagascar Ridge.[1] Etmopterus sculptus is a moderately large species of Etmopterus.[2]
Sculpted lanternshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Squaliformes |
Family: | Etmopteridae |
Genus: | Etmopterus |
Species: | E. sculptus
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Binomial name | |
Etmopterus sculptus Ebert, Compagno & De Vries, 2011
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Known range of the sculpted lanternshark (in blue) |