Etmopteridae

Lined lanternshark

Etmopterus dislineatus

Broken luminous lines cross a dark belly

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Medium

Etmopterus dislineatus, sometimes called the lined lanternshark, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the central Coral Sea at depths of between 590 and 800 m. Its length is up to 45 cm. Reproduction is ovoviviparous.