Etmopterus burgessi
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. burgessi
Binomial name
Etmopterus burgessi
Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2006
Known range of the Broad-snout lanternshark (in blue)

Etmopterus burgessi, sometimes known as the broad-snout lanternshark, is a lanternshark of the family Etmopteridae in the order Squaliformes. It is found only around Taiwan.

Etymology

The shark is named in honor of George H. Burgess of the Florida Museum of Natural History, in thanks to his contributions to the systematics of Etmopterus.[2]


References

  1. Rigby, C.L.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K. (2020). "Etmopterus burgessi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161327A124466141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161327A124466141.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SQUALIFORMES (Dogfish Sharks)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 March 2022.


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