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Etmopterus Temporal range: 48–0 Ma Middle Eocene to Present |
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| Etmopterus spinax | |
| Etmopterus virens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: |
Etmopterus Rafinesque, 1810 |
| Type species | |
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Etmopterus aculeatus Rafinesque, 1810 |
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Etmopterus is a genus of dogfish sharks in the family Etmopteridae, commonly known as lanternsharks.
There are currently 38 recognized species in this genus: