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Broadband dogfish

Etmopterus gracilispinis Krefft, 1968

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The broadband dogfish (Etmopterus gracilispinis) is a species in the family Etmopteridae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the broadband dogfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the broadband dogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the broadband dogfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the broadband dogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familyEtmopteridae
  6. genusEtmopterus
  7. SpeciesEtmopterus gracilispinis Krefft, 1968
Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Broad-banded lantern sharkEnglish
  • Broadband lantern sharkEnglish
  • Broadbanded lanternsharkEnglish
  • světloun širokopruhýCzech
  • Breitgebänderter LaternenhaiGerman
  • Tollo Lucerno BandoneadoSpanish
  • Sagre rubanéFrench
  • Squalo lanterna bande largheItalian
  • ホソトゲカラスザメJapanese
  • BreedbandlantaarnhaaiDutch
  • Tubarão-lanternaPortuguese
  • Широкополосая чёрная акулаRussian
  • Tubarão-vagalumePortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the broadband dogfish

Other species in the same genus Etmopterus.

Rough sagre

Etmopterus princeps

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the broadband dogfish?

The broadband dogfish (Etmopterus gracilispinis) belongs to the family Etmopteridae in the order Squaliformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Broadband dogfish (Etmopterus gracilispinis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/broadband-dogfish

MLA

“Broadband dogfish (Etmopterus gracilispinis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/broadband-dogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{broadband_dogfish_2026,
  title = {Broadband dogfish (Etmopterus gracilispinis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/broadband-dogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}