Etmopterus burgessi
Etmopterus burgessi, sometimes known as the broad-snout lanternshark, is a lanternshark of the family Etmopteridae in the order Squaliformes. It is found only around Taiwan.
| Etmopterus burgessi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. burgessi |
| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus burgessi Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2006 | |
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| Known range of the Broad-snout lanternshark (in blue) | |
Etymology
The shark is named in honor of George H. Burgess of the Florida Museum of Natural History, in thanks to his contributions to the systematics of Etmopterus.[2]
References
- Rigby, C.L.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K. (2020). "Etmopterus burgessi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161327A124466141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161327A124466141.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SQUALIFORMES (Dogfish Sharks)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Etmopterus burgessi" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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