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Etmopterus viator Straube 2011

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Etmopterus viator Straube, 2011

Traveler Lanternshark

Etmopterus viator Straube, in Straube et al., 2011: 143, figs. 2a, b, 3, 5. Holotype: MNHN 2008-1899. Type locality: Kerguelen Plateau, 49°39'29''S, 72°45'00''E, Indian Ocean.

Local synonymy: Etmopterus viator; Straube, 2011a: 143, figs. 2a, b, 3, 5 (distribution including South Africa); Ebert, 2013: 84, fig. 116; Ebert et al., 2013 a: 142, fig., pl. 10; Ebert & Mostada, 2013: 34, fig.; Ebert, 2015: 75, fig. 86; Ebert & van Hees, 2015: 144; Weigmann, 2016: 898.

South Africa voucher material: None.

South Africa distribution: Straube (2011) mentions that this species was recorded from three locations in South African waters, but provides no location information or cites any specimens in museum collection.

Remarks: This appears to be a wide-ranging species around seamounts and islands in the Southern Ocean.

Conservation status: LC (2018).

Notes

Published as part of Ebert, David A., Wintner, Sabine P. & Kyne, Peter M., 2021, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa, pp. 1-127 in Zootaxa 4947 (1) on page 30, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4947.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4614567

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039287A19574FF93CFF75EC2FDE9261A

Is part of
Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.4947.1.1 (DOI)
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Biodiversity

Family
Etmopteridae
Genus
Etmopterus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Squaliformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Straube
Species
viator
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Etmopterus viator Straube, 2011 sec. Ebert, Wintner & Kyne, 2021

References

  • Straube, N., Kriwet, J. & Schliewen, U. K. (2011 b) Cryptic diversity and species assignment of large lantern sharks of the Etmopterus spinax clade from the Southern Hemisphere (Squaliformes, Etmopteridae). Zoologica Scripta, 40 (1), 61 - 75. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1463 - 6409.2010.00455. x
  • Ebert D. A. (2013) Deep-sea cartilaginous fishes of the Indian Ocean. Vol. 1. Sharks. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 8. Vol. 1. FAO, Rome, 256 pp.
  • Ebert, D. A., Fowler, S. & Compagno, L. J. V. (2013) Sharks of the World: A Fully Illustrated Guide to the Sharks of the World. Wild Nature Press, Plymouth, 528 pp.
  • Ebert, D. A. (2015) Deep-sea cartilaginous fishes of the Southeastern Atlantic Ocean. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 9. FAO, Rome, 251 pp.
  • Ebert, D. A. & van Hees, K. E. (2015) Beyond jaws: rediscovering the " Lost Sharks " of southern Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 37, 141 - 156. https: // doi. org / 10.2989 / 1814232 X. 2015.1048730
  • Weigmann, S. (2016) Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeographical diversity. Journal of Fish Biology, 88, 837 - 1037. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / jfb. 12874