Etmopterus
| Etmopterus Temporal range: 48–0Ma[1] Middle Eocene to Present | |
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| Etmopterus schultzi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus Rafinesque, 1810 |
| Type species | |
| Etmopterus aculeatus Rafinesque, 1810 | |
| Species | |
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36 recognized species | |
Velvet belly lanternshark (E. spinax)
Etmopterus, commonly known as lantern sharks, is a diverse genus of dogfish sharks in the family Etmopteridae. This genus has 36 described species.
Species
- Etmopterus baxteri Garrick, 1957 (New Zealand lanternshark) [2]
- Etmopterus bigelowi Shirai & Tachikawa, 1993 (Blurred lanternshark) [3]
- Etmopterus brachyurus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (Short-tail lanternshark)
- Etmopterus bullisi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1957 (Lined lanternshark) [2]
- Etmopterus burgessi Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2006 (Broad-snout lanternshark) [4]
- Etmopterus carteri S. Springer & G. H. Burgess, 1985 (Cylindrical lanternshark)
- Etmopterus caudistigmus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Tailspot lanternshark)
- Etmopterus compagnoi Fricke & Koch, 1990 (Brown lanternshark).[5]
- Etmopterus decacuspidatus W. L. Y. Chan, 1966 (Combtooth 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 (Blackmouth lanternshark)
- Etmopterus fusus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Pygmy lanternshark)
- Etmopterus gracilispinis G. Krefft, 1968 (Broadbanded lanternshark)
- Etmopterus granulosus Günther, 1880 (Southern lanternshark)
- Etmopterus hillianus Poey, 1861 (Caribbean lanternshark)
- Etmopterus joungi Knuckey, Ebert & G. H. Burgess, 2011 (Shortfin smooth lanternshark) [6]
- Etmopterus litvinovi Parin & Kotlyar, 1990 (Smalleye lanternshark)
- Etmopterus lucifer D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902 (Blackbelly lanternshark or Lucifer shark) [7]
- Etmopterus molleri Whitley, 1939 (Moller's slendertail lanternshark)
- Etmopterus perryi S. Springer & G. H. Burgess, 1985 (Dwarf lanternshark)
- Etmopterus polli Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953 (African lanternshark) [8]
- 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 (Fringefin lanternshark) [8]
- Etmopterus sculptus Ebert, Compagno & De Vries, 2011 (Sculpted lanternshark) [9]
- Etmopterus sentosus Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1976 (Thorny lanternshark)
- Etmopterus sheikoi Dolganov, 1986 (Rasptooth dogfish) [10]
- Etmopterus spinax Linnaeus, 1758 (Velvet belly lanternshark)
- Etmopterus splendidus Ka. Yano, 1988 (Splendid lanternshark)
- Etmopterus unicolor Engelhardt, 1912 (Bristled lanternshark)
- Etmopterus viator Straube, 2011 (Blue-eye lanternshark) [11]
- Etmopterus villosus C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Hawaiian lanternshark)
- Etmopterus virens Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953 (Green lanternshark) [8]
- Etmopterus sp. Not yet described (Guadalupe lanternshark)
- Etmopterus sp. Not yet described (Chilean lanternshark)
See also
- List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
References
- ↑ Adnet, S. and H. Cappetta (2001). "A palaeontological and phylogenetical analysis of squaliform sharks (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes) based on dental characters". Lethaia 34 (3): 234–248. doi:10.1080/002411601316981188.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Garrick JAF (1957) Studies on New Zealand elasmobranchii. Part VI. Two new species of Etmopterus from New Zealand. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 116: 71–190
- ↑ Shirai S, Tachikawa H (1993) Taxonomic resolution of the Etmopterus pusillus species group (Elasmobranchii, Etmopteridae), with description of E. bigelowi, n. sp. Copeia 2:483–495
- ↑ Silva & Ebert (2006). "Etmopterus burgessi sp. nov., a new species of lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from Taiwan". Zootaxa 1373: 53–64.
- ↑ Straube, N. & Leslie, R.W. & Clerkin, P.J. & Ebert, D.A. & Rochel, E. & Corrigan, S. & Li, C. & Naylor, G.J.P. (2014):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, in press
- ↑ 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, 17 (2): 61-72.
- ↑ Jordan DS, Snyder JO (1903) Descriptions of two new species of squaloid sharks from Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25:79–81
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Bigelow HB, Schroeder WC, Springer S (1953) New and little known Sharks from the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexcico. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 109:237–263
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.