Pink lanternshark
| Pink lanternshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. dianthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus dianthus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 | |
| Range of the pink lanternshark (in blue) | |
The pink lanternshark (Etmopterus dianthus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around Australia and New Caledonia, at depths of between 110 and 880 m. Its length is up to 41 cm.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.