Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
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Comments:
Type locality of Etmopterus alphus, Madagascar Ridge. Known from approximately east of the Zambezi River (472-558 m) and on the southern end of the Madagascar Ridge at Walters Shoals (650-792 m) (Ref. 112348).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Ebert, D.A., N. Straube, R.W. Leslie and S. Weigmann, 2016
National Database:
Elasmobranchii (haaien en roggen) (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Etymology: Etmopterus:Greek, ethmos, -ou = sieve or ethmoides bone + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335); alphus:Name from Latin 'alphus'; referring to the characteristic white spot on the cheeks of this species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie