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Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Etymology: Etmopterus: Greek, ethmos, -ou = sieve or ethmoides bone + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335); dislineatus: From the dark broken lines resembling dots and dashes extending horizontally along its body..
More on authors: Last, Burgess & Séret.