Great lanternshark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Great lanternshark Etmopterus princeps Least concern

Where the great lanternshark lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,950 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See sharks on the world map

Scientific name	Etmopterus princeps
Group	Sharks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Squaliformes
Family	Etmopteridae

Where does the great lanternshark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the great lanternshark in 6 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the great lanternshark endangered?

The great lanternshark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the great lanternshark?

The great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Squaliformes and the family Etmopteridae, genus Etmopterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the great lanternshark

The great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the northeast and northwest Atlantic. Its name was given because, at the time of its discovery, it was thought to be bioluminescent, but this has been challenged.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Great lanternshark (revision 1355302489), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1548981 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).