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Etmopterus {genus} -
Chordata
;
Elasmobranchii
;
Squaliformes
;
Etmopteridae
;
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Sub-taxa
Species (34)
Etmopterus benchleyi [12]
Etmopterus bigelowi [39]
Etmopterus brachyurus [14]
Etmopterus bullisi [2]
Etmopterus carteri [1]
Etmopterus cf. brachyurus [3]
Etmopterus cf. decacuspidatus [1]
Etmopterus cf. granulosus [13]
Etmopterus cf. molleri [1]
Etmopterus cf. unicolor [5]
Etmopterus cf. unicolor 1 [2]
Etmopterus cf. unicolor 2 [2]
Etmopterus compagnoi [3]
Etmopterus dianthus [3]
Etmopterus dislineatus [3]
Etmopterus evansi [2]
Etmopterus fusus [3]
Etmopterus gracilispinis [12]
Etmopterus granulosus [105]
Etmopterus lucifer [71]
Etmopterus molleri [26]
Etmopterus princeps [27]
Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus [2]
Etmopterus pusillus [95]
Etmopterus sculptus [1]
Etmopterus sheikoi [2]
Etmopterus sp. [11]
Etmopterus sp. B [1]
Etmopterus sp. NS-2010 [28]
Etmopterus spinax [104]
Etmopterus splendidus [4]
Etmopterus unicolor [20]
Etmopterus viator [3]
Etmopterus virens [12]
Taxon Description (Wikipedia)
full article at Wikipedia
BOLD Stats
Specimen Records:
662
Public Records:
396
Specimens with Sequences:
544
Public Species:
27
Specimens with Barcodes:
459
Public BINs:
27
Species:
34
Species With Barcodes:
29
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Imagery
images representing subtaxa of Etmopterus
(
Etmopterus virens
)
Sample ID:
FWRI_00206
License:
by-nc-sa (2025)
License Holder:
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Collection Sites
Collected from 12 countries.
Top 20:
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Australia
63
Namibia
4
Taiwan
2
Portugal
19
Pacific Ocean
4
Costa Rica
1
United States
5
Israel
3
Japan
1
North Atlantic Ocean
5
New Zealand
3
North Pacific Ocean
1
![(Etmopterus benchleyi - MOP110442) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2011) Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/MOPEL/MOP_110442%2B1453655253.JPG "(Etmopterus benchleyi - MOP110442) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2011)")
![(Etmopterus bigelowi - BPS-0452) @13 [ ] Copyright (2002) Samuel P. Iglesias Museum national d'Histoire naturelle](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ANCC/BPS0452D%2B1024299442.jpg "(Etmopterus bigelowi - BPS-0452) {} [ ] Copyright (2002)")
![(Etmopterus brachyurus - HvdB-Jan-2011-44) @11 [ ] No Rights Reserved Herman van der Bank Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/HVDB/IMG_4843%2B1316181288.JPG "(Etmopterus brachyurus - HvdB-Jan-2011-44) {} [ ] No Rights Reserved")
![(Etmopterus bullisi - IB-COB113) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011) Hector Espinosa Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Biologia](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/CBPM/COB113%2B1306775920.JPG "(Etmopterus bullisi - IB-COB113) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011)")
![(Etmopterus cf. brachyurus - HvdB-12-2009-110) @11 [ ] No Rights Reserved (2010) Unspecified University of Johannesburg](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/HVDB/IMG_1406%2B324668098.JPG "(Etmopterus cf. brachyurus - HvdB-12-2009-110) {} [ ] No Rights Reserved (2010)")
![(Etmopterus compagnoi - ADC2013 5.16 #2) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (2013) Allan D Connell Allan D Connell](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/DSFSG/Etmopterus_compagnoi_5.16_%232%2B1342452300.JPG "(Etmopterus compagnoi - ADC2013 5.16 #2) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (2013)")
![(Etmopterus dianthus - BPS-0448) @13 [ ] Copyright (2002) Samuel P. Iglesias Museum national d'Histoire naturelle](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ANCC/BPS0448D%2B1024300306.jpg "(Etmopterus dianthus - BPS-0448) {} [ ] Copyright (2002)")
![(Etmopterus dislineatus - BPS-0505) @13 [ ] Copyright (2002) Samuel P. Iglesias Museum national d'Histoire naturelle](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ANCC/BPS0505D%2B1024391910.JPG "(Etmopterus dislineatus - BPS-0505) {} [ ] Copyright (2002)")
![(Etmopterus fusus - BPS-0498) @13 [ ] Copyright (2002) Samuel P. Iglesias Museum national d'Histoire naturelle](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ANCC/BPS0498A%2B1009854000.JPG "(Etmopterus fusus - BPS-0498) {} [ ] Copyright (2002)")
![(Etmopterus gracilispinis - HvdB_NAM_058) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Frederick Hermanus Van der Bank University of Johannesburg](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/HVDB/IMG_6106%2B1340636556.JPG "(Etmopterus gracilispinis - HvdB_NAM_058) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Etmopterus granulosus - ADC2013 5.6 #4) @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (2013) Allan D Connell Allan D Connell](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/DSFSG/Centroscymnus%2B1373638940.jpg "(Etmopterus granulosus - ADC2013 5.6 #4) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (2013)")
![(Etmopterus lucifer - BPS-0450) @13 [ ] Copyright (2002) Samuel P. Iglesias Museum national d'Histoire naturelle](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ANCC/BPS0450C%2B1024299450.jpg "(Etmopterus lucifer - BPS-0450) {} [ ] Copyright (2002)")
![(Etmopterus princeps - FWRI 02299) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2020) Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/FLBAR/DSC_7090_head%2B1588875672.JPG "(Etmopterus princeps - FWRI 02299) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2020)")
![(Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus - BPS-0453) @13 [ ] Copyright (2002) Samuel P. Iglesias Museum national d'Histoire naturelle](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ANCC/BPS0453D%2B1024295486.jpg "(Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus - BPS-0453) {} [ ] Copyright (2002)")
![(Etmopterus pusillus - HvdB-Jan-2011-43) @12 [ ] No Rights Reserved Herman van der Bank Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/HVDB/IMG_4842%2B1316181288.JPG "(Etmopterus pusillus - HvdB-Jan-2011-43) {} [ ] No Rights Reserved")
![(Etmopterus spinax - 3M08109ESP) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ELAME/3M08109ESP%2B1260411112.jpg "(Etmopterus spinax - 3M08109ESP) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Etmopterus unicolor - BPS-0458) @13 [ ] Copyright (2002) Samuel P. Iglesias Museum national d'Histoire naturelle](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ANCC/BPS0458B%2B1024296122.jpg "(Etmopterus unicolor - BPS-0458) {} [ ] Copyright (2002)")
![(Etmopterus virens - FWRI_00206) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2025) Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/FLBAR/DSC_2159%2B1740688986.JPG "(Etmopterus virens - FWRI_00206) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2025)")
