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Etmopterus lucifer Jordan & Snyder, 1902

Blackbelly lanternshark
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Etmopterus lucifer
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South Africa country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Outside distributional range. Records from off Natal where adult males outnumber females (Ref. 247), Cape of Good Hope and Ref. 6577 may be referring to other species of Etmopterus (Ref. 87957).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ebert, D.A., Compagno, L.J.V. and M.J. De Vries, 2011
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sagre lucifer, Tollo lucero diablo, 亮鸟鲨, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Etymology: Etmopterus: Greek, ethmos, -ou = sieve or ethmoides bone + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Jordan & Snyder.

Issue
Research shows that this species is restricted to northwestern Pacific ; Austral-Indonesian records are considered to represent two or three undescribed species (see Ref. 87957); distribution will be resolved (linked to correct species) when publications are received.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 150 - 1357 m (Ref. 106604).   Deep-water; 40°N - 48°S

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