Sculpted lanternshark
| Sculpted lanternshark | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. sculptus |
| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus sculptus Ebert, Compagno & De Vries, 2011 | |
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| Known range of the Sculpted lanternshark (in blue) | |
The sculpted lanternshark, Etmopterus sculptus, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in Namibia to southern Mozambique. Etmopterus sculptus is a moderately large species of Etmopterus.[1]
References
- ↑ 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.
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