Sculpted lanternshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Species:
E. sculptus
Binomial name
Etmopterus sculptus
Ebert, Compagno & De Vries, 2011
Known range of the sculpted lanternshark (in blue)

The sculpted lanternshark (Etmopterus sculptus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found from the Southeast Atlantic and Southwest Indian Ocean, specifically from Namibia to southern Mozambique and the Madagascar Ridge.[1] Etmopterus sculptus is a moderately large species of Etmopterus.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Etmopterus sculptus" in FishBase. July 2016 version.
  2. Ebert, D.A., Compagno, L.J.V. and M.J. De Vries, 2011. A New Lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae: Etmopterus) from Southern Africa. Copeia 2011(3):379-384.
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