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

Figure 15.

Etmopterus schmidti. A holotype, ZIN 22362, Sagami Sea, Japan (photo provided by ZIN, used with permission) B paralectotype (designated herein) of Etmopterus lucifer, USNM 50728, mature male 273 mm TL, off Sagami Bay, Japan C fresh specimen, EBFS-NG 00134, mature female 333 mm TL, off Daxi, northeastern Taiwan. Scale bar=20 mm.

	Figure 15. Etmopterus schmidti. A holotype, ZIN 22362, Sagami Sea, Japan (photo provided by ZIN, used with permission) B paralectotype (designated herein) of Etmopterus lucifer, USNM 50728, mature male 273 mm TL, off Sagami Bay, Japan C fresh specimen, EBFS-NG 00134, mature female 333 mm TL, off Daxi, northeastern Taiwan. Scale bar=20 mm.
	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