A number of species in this genus function as
host to the specialized
parasitic barnacle Anelasma squalicola, which embeds itself into the skin of the shark and extracts
nutrients from its bloodstream.[3]
Species
There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus:
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^Yano K., Musick J.A. (2000). "The effect of the mesoparasitic barnacle Anelasma on the development of reproductive organs of deep-sea squaloid sharks, Centroscyllium and Etmopterus". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 59 (3): 329–339.
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S2CID6049145.
^Ebert D.A.; Straube N.; Leslie R.W.; Weigmann S. (2016). "Etmopterus alphus n. sp.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the south-western Indian Ocean". African Journal of Marine Science. 38 (3): 329–340.
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S2CID89547111.
^Ebert, D.A.; Leslie, R.W.; Weigmann, S. (31 May 2021). "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 (3).
doi:
10.1007/s12526-021-01173-0.
S2CID236343587.
^Schaaf-Da Silva, J.A.; Ebert, D.A. (2006). "Etmopterus burgessi sp. nov., a new species of lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from Taiwan". Zootaxa. 1373: 53–64.
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^Ebert, David A.; Van Hees, Kelley E. (2018). "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.
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PMID30485973.
S2CID54122190.
^Straube, N.; Duhamel, G.; Gasco, N.; Kriwet, J.; Schliewen, U.K. (2011). "Description of a new deep-sea Lantern Shark Etmopterus viator sp. nov. (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the Southern Hemisphere. In: Duhamel, G. & Welsford, D. (Eds.), The Kerguelen Plateau: Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries.". Société Française d'Ichtyologie: 137–150.