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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.

Species

green eye sharks

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassElasmobranchii
  4. OrderSqualiformes
  5. FamilyEtmopteridae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded32,421

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
220
With media
19
Family
Etmopteridae
Collections
UWFC, CM, TCWC, NMV, CUMV, USNM
Recorded in
Lebanon, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, United States, Taiwan, Angola, Venezuela

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Etmopteridae
Image
Etmopterus lucifer (Blackbelly lanternshark).gif
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Commons category
Etmopterus
taxon name
Etmopterus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Etmopterus
start time
48000000-0
Sources (1)

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Ecology
  • Species
  • Extinct species
  • See also
  • References

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==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Etmopterus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.