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Etmopterus alphus Ebert, Straube, Leslie & Weigmann, 2016

Whitecheek lanternshark
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Mozambique country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ebert, D.A., N. Straube, R.W. Leslie and S. Weigmann, 2016
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (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 Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 472 - 792 m (Ref. 112348).   Subtropical; 18°S - 34°S, 37°E - 45°E

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