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Etmopterus
Sign in to saveEtmopterus 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
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderSqualiformes
- 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 sectionsContents
- 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==
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