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Etmopterus compagnoi Fricke & Koch, 1990

Brown lanternshark
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South Africa country information

Common names: Brown lantern shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded off southwestern Cape Province and northern Natal (Ref. 6577, 11228).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pruun tumehai, 康氏乌鲨, Bruine lantaarnhaai, ... more

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).
  More on authors: Fricke & Koch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 383 - 1300 m (Ref. 106604).   Deep-water

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