Etmopterus burgessi Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2006
Broadsnout lanternshark

Family:  Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Max. size:  35.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); 40.6 cm TL (female)
Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 300 - 600 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Diagnosis:  The new species closely resembles other members of the Etmopterus lucifer group in having longitudinal rows of dermal denticles. It can be distinguished from congeners in having: a broader snout and gill length proportionally longer than other western North Pacific Etmopterus species; a shorter second dorsal fin height and caudal peduncle length; conspicuous dermal denticles on both the second dorsal fin and ventral snout surface; a flank marking, which resembles E. lucifer (Ref. 57876).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 September 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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