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Great Lanternshark

Etmopterus princeps

212Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb7
Mar17
Apr23
May3
Jun2
Jul1
Aug5
Sep110
Oct25
Nov6
Dec6

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

About this species

Records since 2000
212
Peak month
September
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Etmopterus princeps
Group
Fish
Conservation designations
Global Red List (JNCC)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Squaliformes
Family
Etmopteridae
Genus
Etmopterus
Name with authority
Etmopterus princeps Collett, 1904
Described
1904

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1548981 · GBIF 2421071