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 45 recognized species in this genus:Etmopterus alphus Ebert, Straube, 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 brosei Ebert, Leslie & Weigmann, 2021 Etmopterus bullisi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1957Etmopterus burgessi Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2006Etmopterus carteri S. Springer & G. H. Burgess, 1985 Etmopterus caudistigmus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 Etmopterus compagnoi R. Fricke & Koch, 1990Etmopterus 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.