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
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

  1. 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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