FB-68042 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68042 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Lophiiformes Himantolophidae Himantolophus Himantolophus rostratus (Regan, 1925) Whitecheek lanternshark 2016-10-03 2016-10-03 Ebert, D.A., N. Straube, R.W. Leslie and S. Weigmann0 Etmopterus alphus n. sp.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 38(3):329-340. (Ref. 112348) Ebert, D.A. and K.E. Van Heels0 Etmopterus marshae sp. nov, a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the Philippine Islands, with a revised key to the Etmopterus lucifer clade. Zootaxa 4508(2):197-210. (Ref. 119149) Ebert, D.A., R.W. Leslie and S. Weigmann0 Etmopterus brosei sp. nov.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the southeastern Atlantic and southwestern Indian oceans, with a revised key to the Etmopterus lucifer clade. Marine Biodiversity 51(53):1-17. (Ref. 124468) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-10-20 00:00:00 2017-11-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68051 This relatively small, slender species of linear-denticled Etmopterus can be separated from its closest congeners within the E. lucifer clade by a combination of characteristics: length of its anterior flank markings being much shorter than its posterior branch; black flank markings sharply demarcated by surrounding lighter to whitish lateral markings; prominent white spot on each cheek; a single white stripe extending the length of the midback; 2 parallel rows of prominent dark pores extending between pectoral and pelvic fins; its closest geographic congener E. sculptus has its anterior branch longer than its posterior branch, with a thinner posterior flank marking, 0.2-0.4% (vs. 0.6-0.9% TL in E. alphus), a higher spiral valve count 8-9 (vs. 5-7 in E. alphus); it differs from its closest morphological congener, the Australasian E. molleri by its shorter anterior (6.0-10.6% vs. 8.0-11.5% TL) and posterior (9.3-12.7% vs. 11.0-15.4% TL) flank-marking branches, biogeography and genetics (Ref. 112348). Ebert, D.A., N. Straube, R.W. Leslie and S. Weigmann 2016 Etmopterus alphus n. sp.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 38(3):329-340. (Ref. 112348) FB-Morphology-68051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-10-20 00:00:00 2017-11-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68051 Vertebrae: 84 - 90 Ebert, D.A., N. Straube, R.W. Leslie and S. Weigmann 2016 Etmopterus alphus n. sp.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 38(3):329-340. (Ref. 112348) FB-Distribution-68051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-10-20 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68051 Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique. Ebert, D.A., N. Straube, R.W. Leslie and S. Weigmann 2016 Etmopterus alphus n. sp.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 38(3):329-340. (Ref. 112348) FB-Uses-68051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-10-20 00:00:00 2018-11-26 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68051 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-68051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-10-20 00:00:00 2018-11-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68051 33.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 112348)); 39 cm TL (female) Ebert, D.A., N. Straube, R.W. Leslie and S. Weigmann 2016 Etmopterus alphus n. sp.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 38(3):329-340. (Ref. 112348) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-68051 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-10-20 00:00:00 2018-11-26 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68051 pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 472 - 792 m (Ref. 112348) Ebert, D.A., N. Straube, R.W. Leslie and S. Weigmann 2016 Etmopterus alphus n. sp.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 38(3):329-340. (Ref. 112348)