lanternshark

English

Alternative forms

lantern shark

Etymology

From lantern (“referring to their light-producing photophores”) +‎ shark.

Noun

lanternshark (plural lanternsharks)

Any dogfish shark of the genus Etmopterus, or more widely, the family Etmopteridae.
- 1997, Leighton R. Taylor, Sharks and Rays, page 192:
  A variety of features distinguish blackbelly lanternsharks from the other lanternsharks. These include the arrangement and number of their denticles, and subtle differences in fin size and coloration.

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