Biology:Whitecheek lanternshark

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Whitecheek lanternshark
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Species:
E. alphus
Binomial name
Etmopterus alphus
Ebert, Straube, Leslie & Weigmann, 2016

The whitecheek lanternshark (Etmopterus alphus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Indian Ocean.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Etmopterus alphus" in FishBase. June 2017 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q28746374 entry