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Etmopteridae
Sign in to saveThe Etmopteridae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as lantern sharks. Their name comes from the presence of light-producing photophores on their bodies. The members of this family are small, under long, and are found in deep waters worldwide. The 45 species are placed in five genera. Three-quarters of the species are in the genus Etmopterus.
Species
lantern sharks
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderSqualiformes
- FamilyEtmopteridae
Les sagres (Etmopteridae) forment une famille de poissons cartilagineux. Liste des genres Selon FishBase & ITIS: Aculeola de Buen, 1959 Centroscyllium Müller et Henle, 1841 Etmopterus Rafinesque, 1810 Miroscyllium Shirai et Nakaya, 1990 Trigonognathus Mochizuki et Ohe, 1990 Voir aussi
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Etmopteridae
- Collections
- USNM, AM
- Recorded in
- United States, Morocco, Chile
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The Etmopteridae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as lantern sharks. Their name comes from the presence of light-producing photophores on their bodies. The members of this family are small, under long, and are found in deep waters worldwide. The 45 species are placed in five genera. Three-quarters of the species are in the genus Etmopterus.
==Genera== Aculeola Centroscyllium Etmopterus †Paraetmopterus Trigonognathus
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