| Pink 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. dianthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus dianthus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 | |
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| 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.
References
- Kyne, P.M.; Cavanagh, R.D. (2015). "Etmopterus dianthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41805A68622429. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41805A68622429.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etmopterus dianthus". 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 dianthus |
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