Etmopterus

Etmopterus Temporal range: 48–0 Ma[1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Eocene to Present
Etmopterus spinax
Etmopterus virens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Squaliformes
Family:	Etmopteridae
Genus:	Etmopterus Rafinesque, 1810
Type species
Etmopterus aculeatus Rafinesque, 1810

Etmopterus is a genus of dogfish sharks in the family Etmopteridae, commonly known as lanternsharks.

Species

There are currently 38 recognized species in this genus:

• Etmopterus baxteri Garrick, 1957 (New Zealand lanternshark)
• Etmopterus benchleyi V. E. Vásquez, Ebert & Long, 2015 (Ninja lanternshark) ^[2]
• Etmopterus bigelowi Shirai & Tachikawa, 1993 (Blurred lanternshark)
• Etmopterus brachyurus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (Short-tail lanternshark)
• Etmopterus bullisi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1957 (Lined lanternshark)
• Etmopterus burgessi Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2006 (Broad-snout lanternshark) ^[3]
• Etmopterus carteri S. Springer & G. H. Burgess, 1985 (Cylindrical lanternshark)
• Etmopterus caudistigmus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Tail-spot lanternshark)
• Etmopterus compagnoi Fricke & Koch, 1990 (Brown lanternshark).^[4]
• Etmopterus decacuspidatus W. L. Y. Chan, 1966 (Comb-tooth lanternshark)
• Etmopterus dianthus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Pink lanternshark)
• Etmopterus dislineatus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Lined lanternshark)
• Etmopterus evansi Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Black-mouth lanternshark)
• Etmopterus fusus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Pygmy lanternshark)
• Etmopterus gracilispinis G. Krefft, 1968 (Broad-banded lanternshark)
• Etmopterus granulosus (Günther, 1880) (Southern lanternshark)
• Etmopterus hillianus (Poey, 1861) (Caribbean lanternshark)
• Etmopterus joungi Knuckey, Ebert & G. H. Burgess, 2011 (Short-fin smooth lanternshark) ^[5]
• Etmopterus litvinovi Parin & Kotlyar, 1990 (Small-eye lanternshark)
• Etmopterus lucifer D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902 (Black-belly lanternshark)
• Etmopterus molleri (Whitley, 1939) (Moller's lanternshark)
• Etmopterus perryi S. Springer & G. H. Burgess, 1985 (Dwarf lanternshark)
• Etmopterus polli Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953 (African lanternshark)
• Etmopterus princeps Collett, 1904 (Great lanternshark)
• Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (False lanternshark)
• Etmopterus pusillus (R. T. Lowe, 1839) (Smooth lanternshark)
• Etmopterus pycnolepis Kotlyar, 1990 (Dense-scale lanternshark)
• Etmopterus robinsi Schofield & G. H. Burgess, 1997 (West Indian lanternshark)
• Etmopterus schultzi Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953 (Fringe-fin lanternshark)
• Etmopterus sculptus Ebert, L. J. V. Compagno & De Vries, 2011 (Sculpted lanternshark) ^[6]
• Etmopterus sentosus Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1976 (Thorny lanternshark)
• Etmopterus sheikoi (Dolganov, 1986) (Rasp-tooth dogfish) ^[7]
• Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758) (Velvet-belly lanternshark)
• Etmopterus splendidus Ka. Yano, 1988 (Splendid lanternshark)
• Etmopterus unicolor (Engelhardt, 1912) (Bristled lanternshark)
• Etmopterus viator Straube, 2011 (Traveller lanternshark) ^[8]
• Etmopterus villosus C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Hawaiian lanternshark)
• Etmopterus virens Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953 (Green lanternshark)

See also

• List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
• List of sharks

References

1. Adnet, S. & Cappetta, H. (2001). "A palaeontological and phylogenetical analysis of squaliform sharks (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes) based on dental characters". Lethaia, 34 (3): 234–248.
2. Vásquez, V.E., Ebert, D.A. & Long, D.J. (2015). "Etmopterus benchleyi n. sp., a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the central eastern Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 17: 43–55.
3. Schaaf-Da Silva, J.A. & Ebert, D.A. (2006). "Etmopterus burgessi sp. nov., a new species of lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from Taiwan". Zootaxa, 1373: 53–64.
4. Straube, N., Leslie, R.W., Clerkin, P.J., Ebert, D.A., Rochel, E., Corrigan, S., Li, C. & Naylor, G.J.P. (2015): On the occurrence of the Southern Lanternshark, Etmopterus granulosus, off South Africa, with comments on the validity of E. compagnoi. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 115: 11-17.
5. Knuckey, J.D.S., Ebert, D.A. & Burgess, G.H. (2011): Etmopterus joungi n. sp., a new species of lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from Taiwan. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 17 (2): 61-72.
6. Ebert, D.A., Compagno, L.J.V. & De Vries, M.J. (2011): A New Lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae: Etmopterus) from Southern Africa. Copeia, 2011 (3): 379-384.
7. Straube, N., White, W.T., Ho, H.C., Rochel, E., Corrigan, S., Li, C. & Naylor, G.J.P. (2013): A DNA sequence-based identification checklist for Taiwanese chondrichthyans. Zootaxa, 3752 (1): 256-278.
8. Straube, N., Duhamel, G., Gasco, N., Kriwet, J. & Schliewen, U. (2011): Description of a new deep-sea lantern shark, Etmopterus viator n. sp. (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the southern hemisphere. In: Duhamel, G. & Welsford, D. (Eds)., (2011): The Kerguelen Plateau, Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries. Société Française d´Ichtyologie: 137-150.