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title: "Short-tail Lanternshark"
description: "Etmopterus brachyurus — Peixes. The short-tail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Pacific between latitudes 37°N and 30°S, at depths of between 450 and 900 m (1,480 and 2,950 ft)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/short-tail-lanternshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Short-tail Lanternshark

> Etmopterus brachyurus — Peixes. The short-tail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Pacific between latitudes 37°N and 30°S, at depths of between 450 and 900 m (1,480 and 2,950 ft).

- Scientific name: *Etmopterus brachyurus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 8
- Wikidata: [Q2443086](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2443086)
- iNaturalist taxon: [100572](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/100572)

## Names

- en: Short-tail Lanternshark
- de: Kurzschwanz-Laternenhai
- fr: Sagre porte-feu à queue courte
- nl: Kortstaartlantaarnhaai

## Countries with the most observations

JP (5)

## Summary

The short-tail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Pacific between latitudes 37°N and 30°S, at depths of between 450 and 900 m (1,480 and 2,950 ft). Its length is up to 50 cm (20 in).
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-tail_lanternshark

## Photo

![Short-tail Lanternshark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/short-tail-lanternshark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Smith H. M. · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Etmopterus_brachyurus.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/short-tail-lanternshark?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).