sculpted lanternshark

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| name = Sculpted lanternshark

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Etmopterus

| species = sculptus

| authority = Ebert, Compagno & De Vries, 2011

| range_map = Sculpted Lanternshark Range.png

| range_map_caption = Known range of the sculpted lanternshark (in blue)

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The sculpted lanternshark (Etmopterus sculptus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found from the Southeast Atlantic and Southwest Indian Ocean, specifically from Namibia to southern Mozambique and the Madagascar Ridge.{{FishBase species | genus = Etmopterus | species = sculptus | month = July | year = 2016}} Etmopterus sculptus is a moderately large species of Etmopterus.Ebert, D.A., Compagno, L.J.V. and M.J. De Vries, 2011. A New Lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae: Etmopterus) from Southern Africa. Copeia 2011(3):379-384.