''Etmopterus'' is a
genus
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of
lantern sharks in the
squaliform family
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Etmopteridae. They are found in
deep sea ecosystems of the
Atlantic
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,
Indian
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
and
Pacific Ocean
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s.
Ecology
A number of species in this genus function as
host to the specialized
parasitic barnacle ''
Anelasma squalicola'', which embeds itself into the skin of the shark and extracts
nutrient
A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce. The requirement for dietary nutrient intake applies to animals, plants, fungi, and protists. Nutrients can be incorporated into cells for metabolic purposes or excre ...
s from its bloodstream.
Species
There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Etmopterus alphus''
Ebert, Straube, Leslie & Weigmann, 2016 (whitecheek lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus baxteri
The New Zealand lanternshark (''Etmopterus baxteri'') is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found off New Zealand. Some taxonomic authorities consider it to be conspecific with the southern lanternshark.
References
Etmopterus
Fish des ...
''
Garrick, 1957 (New Zealand lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus benchleyi''
Vásquez, Ebert & D. J. Long, 2015 (ninja lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus bigelowi''
Shirai & Tachikawa
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is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 184,383 in 93,428 households, and a population density of 7600 persons per km2. The total area of the ci ...
, 1993 (blurred lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus brachyurus''
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (short-tail lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus brosei''
Ebert, Leslie & Weigmann, 2021
* ''
Etmopterus bullisi''
Bigelow & Schroeder, 1957
* ''
Etmopterus burgessi''
Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2006
* ''
Etmopterus carteri''
S. Springer & G. H. Burgess, 1985 (cylindrical lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus caudistigmus''
Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron ...
, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (tail-spot lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus compagnoi''
R. Fricke & Koch
Koch may refer to:
People
* Koch (surname), people with this surname
* Koch dynasty, a dynasty in Assam and Bengal, north east India
* Koch family
* Koch people (or Koche), an ethnic group originally from the ancient Koch kingdom in north east I ...
, 1990[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: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 115: 11-17.''
* ''
Etmopterus decacuspidatus''
W. L. Y. Chan, 1966 (comb-tooth lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus dianthus''
Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron ...
, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (pink lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus dislineatus''
Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron ...
, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002
* ''
Etmopterus evansi''
Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron ...
, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (black-mouth lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus fusus''
Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron ...
, 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)
[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.''
* ''
Etmopterus lailae''
Ebert, Papastamatiou, Kajiura & Wetherbee, 2017 (Laila's lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus litvinovi''
Parin & Kotlyar, 1990 (small-eye lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus lucifer
The blackbelly lanternshark or lucifer shark, ''Etmopterus lucifer'', is a shark of the family Etmopteridae, found around the world in tropical to temperate seas, at depths between 150 and 1,250 meters. Its length is up to 47 centimeters. This ...
''
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902 (black-belly lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus marshae''
Ebert & Van Hees (Marsha's 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
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron ...
, 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 samadiae''
W. T. White, Ebert, Mana & Corrigan, 2017 (Papuan lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus schultzi''
Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953 (fringe-fin lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus sculptus''
Ebert, Compagno & De Vries, 2011 (sculpted lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus sentosus''
Bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1976 (thorny lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus sheikoi''
( Dolganov, 1986) (rasp-tooth dogfish)
* ''
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)
* ''
Etmopterus villosus''
C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Hawaiian lanternshark)
* ''
Etmopterus virens
The green lanternshark (''Etmopterus virens'') is a species of Squaliformes, dogfish shark in the family (biology), family Etmopteridae, found in the western central Atlantic Ocean. This species usually occurs on the upper continental slope below ...
''
Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953 (green lanternshark)
Extinct species
There are at least two extinct species found in ''Etmopterus''.
* †''
Etmopterus acutidens''
Casier 1966
* †''
Etmopterus cahuzaci''
Adnet 2006
See also
*
List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
This list of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the class chondrichthyes ''and'' are known from the fossil record. This list excludes purely vernacul ...
References
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Shark genera
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque