Etmopterus Temporal range: 48–0 Ma Middle Eocene to Present |
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Etmopterus spinax | |
Etmopterus virens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Squaliformes |
Family: | Etmopteridae |
Genus: |
Etmopterus Rafinesque, 1810 |
Type species | |
Etmopterus aculeatus Rafinesque, 1810 |
Etmopterus is a genus of dogfish sharks in the family Etmopteridae, commonly known as lanternsharks.
There are currently 38 recognized species in this genus: