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Etmopterus robinsi
Schofield & Burgess, 1997
Classification: Elasmobranchii Squaliformes Etmopteridae
Reference of the original description
Etmopterus robinsi (Elasmobranchii, Etmopteridae), a New Species of Deepwater Lantern Shark from the Caribbean Sea and Western North Atlantic, with a Redescription of Etmopterus hillianus. Bulletin of Marine Science, 60(3), 1060–1073
Etmopterus robinsi (Elasmobranchii, Etmopteridae), a New Species of Deepwater Lantern Shark from the Caribbean Sea and Western North Atlantic, with a Redescription of Etmopterus hillianus. Bulletin of Marine Science, 60(3), 1060–1073
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Types
Etmopterus robinsi
Holotype: UF: 213167 (old: UMML 13167); Paratype: MCZ: 40412; MCZ: 40357; UF: 231349 (old: UMML 31349); UF: 234673 (old: UF 213167); UF: 103145; UF: 101905 (old: USNM 220317); UF: 101904 (old: USNM 220303); UF: 27960; UF: 103144; USNM: 342073; USNM: 342072; USNM: 220323; USNM: 220463; USNM: 220300; USNM: 220304; USNM: 220317; USNM: 220291; USNM: 220293; USNM: 220257; USNM: 220280; USNM: 220287; USNM: 220288;
Etmopterus robinsi
Holotype: UF: 213167 (old: UMML 13167); Paratype: MCZ: 40412; MCZ: 40357; UF: 231349 (old: UMML 31349); UF: 234673 (old: UF 213167); UF: 103145; UF: 101905 (old: USNM 220317); UF: 101904 (old: USNM 220303); UF: 27960; UF: 103144; USNM: 342073; USNM: 342072; USNM: 220323; USNM: 220463; USNM: 220300; USNM: 220304; USNM: 220317; USNM: 220291; USNM: 220293; USNM: 220257; USNM: 220280; USNM: 220287; USNM: 220288;
Description :
Citation: Etmopterus robinsi Schofield & Burgess, 1997: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 10/2025
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: off northeastern Florida and the Straits of Florida (USA) south to the offings of Nicaragua, Hispaniola, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It has not been collected in the southern Caribbean Sea and only in the southernmost Gulf of Mexico. Source: www.gbif.org
Western Central Atlantic: off northeastern Florida and the Straits of Florida (USA) south to the offings of Nicaragua, Hispaniola, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It has not been collected in the southern Caribbean Sea and only in the southernmost Gulf of Mexico. Source: www.gbif.org
Dentition
Diagnosis: Upper teeth with five cusps and unicuspid lower teeth with recumbent cusps. Description: The teeth in the upper jaw of E. robinsi have five cusps, and the lower jaw contains unicuspid teeth with recumbent cusps [2123];
Diagnosis: Upper teeth with five cusps and unicuspid lower teeth with recumbent cusps. Description: The teeth in the upper jaw of E. robinsi have five cusps, and the lower jaw contains unicuspid teeth with recumbent cusps [2123];
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=2187;
shark-references Species-ID=2187;
