The short-tail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Pacific between latitudes 37°N and 30°S, at depths of between . Its length is up to .
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005