Dense-scale lantern shark

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Dense-scale 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. pycnolepis
Binomial name
Etmopterus pycnolepis
Kotlyar, 1990
Range of the dense-scale lanternshark (in blue)

The dense-scale lanternshark (Etmopterus pycnolepis) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the southeast Pacific off Peru and Chile.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ebert, D.A.; Kyne, P.M.; Concha, F.; Herman, K. (2020). "Etmopterus pycnolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T63160A124463919. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T63160A124463919.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.