Etmopterus

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Genus of sharks

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::summary Genus of sharks ::

| fossil_range = Middle Eocene to Present | image = Etmopterus spinax 01.JPG | image_caption = Velvet belly lanternshark (Etmopterus spinax) | image2 = Green lanternshark nmfs1.jpg | image2_caption = Green lanternshark (Etmopterus virens) | taxon = Etmopterus | authority = Rafinesque, 1810 | type_species = Etmopterus aculeatus | type_species_authority = Rafinesque, 1810

Etmopterus is a genus of lantern sharks in the squaliform family Etmopteridae. They are found in deep sea ecosystems of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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 nutrients from its bloodstream.

Species

| image1 = Etmopterus bigelowi.JPG | caption1 = E. bigelowi | image2 = Etmopterus bullisi.JPG | caption2 = E. bullisi | image3 = Etmopterus carteri.JPG | caption3 = E. carteri | image4 = Etmopterus gracilispinis.JPG | caption4 = E. gracilispinis | image5 = Etmopterus granulosus.JPG | caption5 = E. granulosus | image6 = Etmopterus hillianus.JPG | caption6 = E. hillianus | image7 = Etmopterus lucif.JPG | caption7 = E. lucifer | image8 = Etmopterus perryi.JPG | caption8 = E. perryi | image9 = Etmopterus polli.JPG | caption9 = E. polli | image10 = Etmopterus princeps.JPG | caption10 = E. princeps | image11 = Etmopterus pus.JPG | caption11 = E. pusillus | image12 = Etmopterus robinsi.JPG | caption12 = E. robinsi | perrow = 4/4/4 | align = center | total_width = 660 There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus:

Extinct species

There are at least two extinct species found in Etmopterus.

References

References

  1. Adnet S., Cappetta H.. (2001). "A palaeontological and phylogenetical analysis of squaliform sharks (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes) based on dental characters". Lethaia.
  2. {{FishBase_genus. (2017)
  3. Yano K., Musick J.A.. (2000). "The effect of the mesoparasitic barnacle ''Anelasma'' on the development of reproductive organs of deep-sea squaloid sharks, ''Centroscyllium'' and ''Etmopterus''". Environmental Biology of Fishes.
  4. Ebert D.A.. (2016). "''Etmopterus alphus'' n. sp.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the south-western Indian Ocean". African Journal of Marine Science.
  5. N. Bailly. (2008). "Etmopterus baxteri Garrick, 1957".
  6. Vásquez V.E.. (2015). "''Etmopterus benchleyi'' n. sp., a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the central eastern Pacific Ocean". Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation.
  7. Ebert, D.A.. (31 May 2021). "''Etmopterus brosei'' sp. nov.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the southeastern Atlantic and southwestern Indian oceans, with a revised key to the ''Etmopterus lucifer'' clade". Marine Biodiversity.
  8. (2006). "''Etmopterus burgessi'' sp. nov., a new species of lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from Taiwan". Zootaxa.
  9. Straube, N., Leslie, R.W., Clerkin, P.J., Ebert, D.A., Rochel, E., Corrigan, S., Li, C. & Naylor, G.J.P. (2015): [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967064514001210 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.''
  10. Knuckey, J.D.S., Ebert, D.A. & Burgess, G.H. (2011): [https://aqua-aquapress.com/etmopterus-joungi-n-sp-a-new-species-of-lanternshark-squaliformes-etmopteridae-from-taiwan-2/ ''Etmopterus joungi'' n. sp., a new species of lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from Taiwan.] {{Webarchive. link. (2020-10-21 ''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 17 (2): 61-72.'')
  11. Ebert D.A.. (2017). "''Etmopterus lailae'' sp. nov., a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands". Zootaxa.
  12. (2018). "''Etmopterus marshae'' sp. nov, a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the Philippine Islands, with a revised key to the ''Etmopterus lucifer'' clade". Zootaxa.
  13. White W.T.. (2017). "''Etmopterus samadiae'' n. sp., a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from Papua New Guinea". Zootaxa.
  14. Ebert D.A.. (2011). "A New Lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae: ''Etmopterus'') from Southern Africa". Copeia.
  15. Straube N.. (2013). "A DNA sequence-based identification checklist for Taiwanese chondrichthyans". Zootaxa.
  16. Straube, N.. (2011). "Description of a new deep-sea Lantern Shark ''Etmopterus viator'' sp. nov. (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the Southern Hemisphere. ''In'': Duhamel, G. & Welsford, D. (Eds.), ''The Kerguelen Plateau: Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries.''". Société Française d'Ichtyologie.
  17. "List of species/Extinct - complete".

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