| Tailspot lanternshark | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. caudistigmus |
| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus caudistigmus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 | |
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| Range of the tailspot lanternshark (in blue) | |
The tailspot lanternshark (Etmopterus caudistigmus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around New Caledonia, at depths of between 640 and 800 m. Its length is up to 31 cm.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Etmopterus caudistigmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T41804A116737019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T41804A116737019.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etmopterus caudistigmus". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Etmopterus caudistigmus |
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