Etmopteridae

rough sagre

Etmopterus princeps

A lanternshark named for disputed glow

• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Europe
• North America
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Large

The great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the northeast and northwest Atlantic. Its name was given because, at the time of its discovery, it was thought to be bioluminescent, but this has been challenged.