Brown lantern shark

The brown lanternshark, Etmopterus unicolor, is a little-known species of deep-sea dogfish shark in the family Etmopteridae.

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The Brown lantern shark lives in the demersal, marine environment.

Nothing known about the Brown lantern shark

Common names

Brown lantern shark in English
brown lanternshark in English
Brun lanternehaj in Danish (dansk)
Éénkleurlantaarnhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Nise-karasuzame in Japanese (日本語)
Sagre brun in French (français)
Tollo lucero marrón in Spanish (español)
褐乌鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
褐烏鯊 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Squaliformes
Family : Etmopteridae
Genus : Etmopterus
Species : Etmopterus unicolor
Authority : Engelhardt, 1912

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Brown lantern shark (Etmopterus unicolor)