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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. sculptus
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| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus sculptus | |
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| Known range of the sculpted lanternshark (in blue) | |
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etmopterus sculptus". FishBase. July 2016 version.
- ^ Ebert, D.A., Compagno, L.J.V. and M.J. De Vries, 2011. A New Lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae: Etmopterus) from Southern Africa. Copeia 2011(3):379-384.