Species Etmopterus evansi Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002

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• Etmopterus evansi Last, P.R., Burgess, G.H. & Séret, B. 2002. Description of six new species of lantern-sharks of the genus Etmopterus (Squaloidea: Etmopteridae) from the Australasian region. Cybium 26(3): 203-223 [214, figs 2c, 4c, 6c, 8c].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO H.3141-16, off Rowley Shoals, WA [17°52´S, 118°16´E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO H.1207-04; CSIRO H.1209-01; CSIRO H.3143-02; CSIRO H.3147-01; CSIRO H.3149-02; CSIRO H.3158-17; MNHP 2001-2814-2816; MNHP 2002-0085; MNHP 2002-0086.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Dampier Archipelago to near Ashmore Reef, Northwest Shelf, WA; tropical, west Pacific (Arafura Sea, Indonesia).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

430-555 m

 

General References

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [99]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [77] (as Etmopterus sp. E)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [80]

 

Common Name References

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [77] (as Etmopterus sp. E) (Blackmouth Lantern Shark)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blackmouth Lanternshark)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
16-Apr-2012		16-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)