Etmopterus
Etmopterus is a genus of lantern sharks in the squaliform family Etmopteridae. They are found in deep sea ecosystems of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.Ecology
A number of species in this genus function as host to the specialized parasitic barnacle Anelasma squalicola, which embeds itself into the skin of the shark and extracts nutrients from its bloodstream.Species
There are currently 41 recognized species in this genus:
- Etmopterus alphus Ebert, Straube, R. W. Leslie & Weigmann, 2016
- Etmopterus baxteri Garrick, 1957
- Etmopterus benchleyi Vásquez, Ebert & D. J. Long, 2015
- Etmopterus bigelowi Shirai & Tachikawa, 1993
- Etmopterus brachyurus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
- Etmopterus bullisi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1957
- Etmopterus burgessi Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2006
- Etmopterus carteri S. Springer & G. H. Burgess, 1985
- Etmopterus caudistigmus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002
- Etmopterus compagnoi R. Fricke & Koch, 1990
- Etmopterus decacuspidatus W. L. Y. Chan, 1966
- Etmopterus dianthus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002
- Etmopterus dislineatus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002
- Etmopterus evansi Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002
- Etmopterus fusus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002
- Etmopterus gracilispinis G. Krefft, 1968
- Etmopterus granulosus
- Etmopterus hillianus
- Etmopterus joungi Knuckey, Ebert & G. H. Burgess, 2011
- Etmopterus lailae Ebert, Papastamatiou, Kajiura & Wetherbee, 2017
- Etmopterus litvinovi Parin & Kotlyar, 1990
- Etmopterus lucifer D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902
- Etmopterus marshae Ebert & Van Hees
- Etmopterus molleri
- Etmopterus perryi S. Springer & G. H. Burgess, 1985
- Etmopterus polli Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953
- Etmopterus princeps Collett, 1904
- Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002
- Etmopterus pusillus
- Etmopterus pycnolepis Kotlyar, 1990
- Etmopterus robinsi Schofield & G. H. Burgess, 1997
- Etmopterus samadiae W. T. White, Ebert, Mana & Corrigan, 2017
- Etmopterus schultzi Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953
- Etmopterus sculptus Ebert, Compagno & De Vries, 2011
- Etmopterus sentosus Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1976
- Etmopterus sheikoi
- Etmopterus spinax
- Etmopterus splendidus Ka. Yano, 1988
- Etmopterus unicolor
- Etmopterus viator Straube, 2011
- Etmopterus villosus C. H. Gilbert, 1905
- Etmopterus virens Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953
Extinct species
There are at least two extinct species found in Etmopterus.
- †Etmopterus acutidens Casier 1966
- †Etmopterus cahuzaci Adnet 2006
