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Cylindrical lantern shark

Etmopterus carteri Springer & Burgess, 1985

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The cylindrical lantern shark (Etmopterus carteri) is a species in the family Etmopteridae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the cylindrical lantern shark

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 cylindrical lantern shark live?

Not recorded

Is the cylindrical lantern shark 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 cylindrical lantern shark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familyEtmopteridae
  6. genusEtmopterus
  7. SpeciesEtmopterus carteri Springer & Burgess, 1985
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Carter Gilbert's lanternsharkEnglish
  • světloun CarterůvCzech
  • Zylindrischer LaternenhaiGerman
  • Sagre-lanterneFrench
  • Squalo lanterna cilindricoItalian
  • カーターカラスザメJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cylindrical lantern shark

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 cylindrical lantern shark?

The cylindrical lantern shark (Etmopterus carteri) belongs to the family Etmopteridae in the order Squaliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cylindrical lantern shark (Etmopterus carteri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cylindrical-lantern-shark

MLA

“Cylindrical lantern shark (Etmopterus carteri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cylindrical-lantern-shark.

BibTeX
@misc{cylindrical_lantern_shark_2026,
  title = {Cylindrical lantern shark (Etmopterus carteri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cylindrical-lantern-shark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}