Etmopterus burgessi

Etmopterus burgessi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Species: E. burgessi
Binomial name
Etmopterus burgessi
Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2006
Known range of the Broad-snout lanternshark (in blue)

Etmopterus burgessi (broad-snout lanternshark) is a newly described lanternshark of the family Etmopteridae in the order Squaliformes. It is found only around Taiwan.

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