Confusions across the hemispheres: Taxonomic re-evaluation of two lanternshark species, Etmopterus lucifer and E. molleri (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae)

Figure 13.

Lateral (A, B) and ventral view (C, D) of the caudal-base marking of Etmopterus molleri (A, C) and E. schmidti (B, D). A, C holotype, AMS IA.5816, female 350 mm+ TL B, D EBFS-NG 00095, mature female 307 mm TL. Blue arrows in (B) and (D) indicates the small black portion covering the lower caudal-fin origin. Grey dotted lines depict the lower caudal-fin origin.

	Figure 13. Lateral (A, B) and ventral view (C, D) of the caudal-base marking of Etmopterus molleri (A, C) and E. schmidti (B, D). A, C holotype, AMS IA.5816, female 350 mm+ TL B, D EBFS-NG 00095, mature female 307 mm TL. Blue arrows in (B) and (D) indicates the small black portion covering the lower caudal-fin origin. Grey dotted lines depict the lower caudal-fin origin.
	Part of: Ng S-L, Straube N, Liu K-M, Joung S-J (2025) Confusions across the hemispheres: Taxonomic re-evaluation of two lanternshark species, Etmopterus lucifer and E. molleri (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae). Vertebrate Zoology 75: 59-86. https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.75.e126067