The dense-scale lanternshark (Etmopterus pycnolepis) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the southeast Pacific off Peru and Chile.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. pycnolepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus pycnolepis Kotlyar, 1990
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| Range of the dense-scale lanternshark (in blue) | |
References
edit- ^ Ebert, D.A.; Kyne, P.M.; Concha, F.; Herman, K. (2020). "Etmopterus pycnolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T63160A124463919. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T63160A124463919.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etmopterus pycnolepis". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2