Species Etmopterus brachyurus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

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• Etmopterus brachyurus Smith, H.M. & Radcliffe, L. in Smith, H.M. 1912. The squaloid sharks of the Philippine Archipelago, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 41(1877): 677-685 figs 1-4 pls 50-54.

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 70257, Jolo Island, Philippines [6°02´00"N, 120°44´40"E].

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Lancelin to Shark Bay, WA (31ºS-25ºS) and off Cairns, QLD; tropical, temperate, Indo-west Pacific, possibly eastern South Atlantic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Transition (19), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

400–610 m.

 

General References

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(1) pp. 1-249. [73]

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [95]

Compagno, L.J.V. & Niem, V.H. 1998. Hexanchidae, Echinorhinidae, Squalidae. pp. 1208-1232 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 2 687-1396 pp. [1226]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [79]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [77]

 

Common Name References

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(1) pp. 1-249. [73] (FAO) (Shorttail Lanternshark)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [79] (Short-tail Lanternshark)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Short-tail 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)