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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. burgessi
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| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus burgessi Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2006
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| Known range of the Broad-snout lanternshark (in blue) | |
Etymology
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etmopterus burgessi". FishBase. January 2006 version.
