Blackmouth lanternshark

The blackmouth lanternshark is a species of dogfish shark within the family Etmopteridae. This species is part of a subgroup that includes one other species from within the family. It is known to inhabit the benthic zones of the Eastern Indian Ocean and the Arafura Sea.[1] These sharks were first described in a 2002 issue of Cybium: International Journal of Ichthyology, and there is still much unknown about the species.

Blackmouth 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. evansi
Binomial name
Etmopterus evansi
Range of the blackmouth lanternshark (in blue)
  1. ^ Kyne, Peter; Simpfendorfer, Colin (2010-03-09), "Deepwater Chondrichthyans", Marine Biology, CRC Press, pp. 37–113, doi:10.1201/9781420080483-c2, ISBN 978-1-4200-8047-6, retrieved 2022-04-19
  2. ^ Kyne, P.M.; Cavanagh, R.D. (2015). "Etmopterus evansi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41807A68622556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41807A68622556.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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