Sculpted lanternshark
Sculpted lanternshark | |
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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
- ↑ 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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