| Taillight shark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Dalatiidae |
| Genus: | Euprotomicroides Hulley & M. J. Penrith, 1966 |
| Species: | E. zantedeschia
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| Binomial name | |
| Euprotomicroides zantedeschia Hulley & M. J. Penrith, 1966
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| Occurrences of the taillight shark | |
The taillight shark (Euprotomicroides zantedeschia) is a little-known species of shark in the family Dalatiidae and the only member of its genus.[2] It is known from only four specimens collected from deep oceanic waters in the southern Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.[2] A small shark with a laterally compressed body and a bulbous snout, this species has unusual adaptations that indicate a specialized lifestyle: its pectoral fins are paddle-like and may be used for propulsion, unlike other sharks and it has a pouch-like gland on its abdomen that emits clouds of luminescent blue fluid.[2] This shark is likely aplacental viviparous and a formidable predator for its size.
- ^ Pollom, R.; Ebert, D.A.; Leslie, R. (2019). "Euprotomicroides zantedeschia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44603A2998283. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44603A2998283.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Stehmann, M.F.W., Van Oijen, M. & Kamminga, P. (2016): Re-description of the rare taillight shark Euprotomicroides zantedeschia (Squaliformes, Dalatiidae), based on third and fourth record from off Chile. Cybium, 40 (3): 187-197.