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Etmopterus dianthus
Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002
Pink lanternshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Squaliformes Etmopteridae
Reference of the original description
Description of six new species of lantern-sharks of the genus Etmopterus (Squaloidea: Etmopteridae) from the Australasian region. Cybium, 26(3), 202–223
Description of six new species of lantern-sharks of the genus Etmopterus (Squaloidea: Etmopteridae) from the Australasian region. Cybium, 26(3), 202–223
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Types
Etmopterus dianthus
Holotype: CSIRO: H 1414-02 ; Paratype: AMS: I.41108-001; CSIRO: H 716-02; CSIRO: H 1415-02 ; CSIRO: H 609-06; CSIRO: H 1415-01 ; CSIRO: H 1414-07; CSIRO: H 1414-06; CSIRO: H 1414-05 ; CSIRO: H 1414-03; CSIRO: H 1414-01 ; CSIRO: H 1414-08; CSIRO: H 1414-04 ; MNHN: 1997-3522; MNHN: 1997-3523; MNHN: 1997-3518; MNHN: 1997-3519; MNHN: 1997-3520; MNHN: 1997-3521; MNHN: 1997-3517; UF: 119621 (old: CSIRO UNCAT);
Etmopterus dianthus
Holotype: CSIRO: H 1414-02 ; Paratype: AMS: I.41108-001; CSIRO: H 716-02; CSIRO: H 1415-02 ; CSIRO: H 609-06; CSIRO: H 1415-01 ; CSIRO: H 1414-07; CSIRO: H 1414-06; CSIRO: H 1414-05 ; CSIRO: H 1414-03; CSIRO: H 1414-01 ; CSIRO: H 1414-08; CSIRO: H 1414-04 ; MNHN: 1997-3522; MNHN: 1997-3523; MNHN: 1997-3518; MNHN: 1997-3519; MNHN: 1997-3520; MNHN: 1997-3521; MNHN: 1997-3517; UF: 119621 (old: CSIRO UNCAT);
Description :
Citation: Etmopterus dianthus Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Etmopterus dianthus Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002 (MNHN 2005-2683, BPS-0448) © Samuel P. Iglésias, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Département Milieux et Peuplements Aquatiques Chondrichthyans from the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Etmopterus dianthus Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002 (MNHN 2005-2683, BPS-0448) © Samuel P. Iglésias, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Département Milieux et Peuplements Aquatiques Chondrichthyans from the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Common names
Pink lanternshark
Pink lanternshark
Short Description
Body soft fusiform, stout, subcylindrical. Dorsal and ventral coloration moderately contrasted; upper surface pinkish before preservation. Head relatively short (usually < 21% TL). Mouth broad, subequal to eye length. Eyes narrow; upper eyelid without pale naked patch. First dorsal fin well behind rear tip of pectoral fin. Caudal peduncle short (ca 1.6-2 times greatest horizontal length of D1 including spine,
Body soft fusiform, stout, subcylindrical. Dorsal and ventral coloration moderately contrasted; upper surface pinkish before preservation. Head relatively short (usually < 21% TL). Mouth broad, subequal to eye length. Eyes narrow; upper eyelid without pale naked patch. First dorsal fin well behind rear tip of pectoral fin. Caudal peduncle short (ca 1.6-2 times greatest horizontal length of D1 including spine,
Dentition
Diagnosis: Upper teeth of mature males with 5 cusps; Description: 3 to 4 series of functional teeth in upper jaw, one series in lower; teeth dissimilar in upper and lower jaws; upper teeth small, erect, multicuspid; 5 cusps (mostly 5 cusps in female paratypes), central cusp distinctly long, broad spear-shaped; cusps becoming smaller laterally, second about half length of central cusp, third cusp about a third length of second cusp; teeth of lower jaw unicuspid, interlocking, blade-like, oblique, lower margin moderately long [1384];
Diagnosis: Upper teeth of mature males with 5 cusps; Description: 3 to 4 series of functional teeth in upper jaw, one series in lower; teeth dissimilar in upper and lower jaws; upper teeth small, erect, multicuspid; 5 cusps (mostly 5 cusps in female paratypes), central cusp distinctly long, broad spear-shaped; cusps becoming smaller laterally, second about half length of central cusp, third cusp about a third length of second cusp; teeth of lower jaw unicuspid, interlocking, blade-like, oblique, lower margin moderately long [1384];
Remarks
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