Etmopteridae

Etmopterus sp. — Papua short-tail lanternshark

STATUS AT MADANG. Madang record based on specimens collected by W.-J. Chen. ASIZ material. Similar to Etmopterus brachyurus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912), which is restricted to the northwestern Pacific (Ebert et al., 2011).

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Papua New Guinea. Bathydemersal. Marine.