Etmopterus viator Straube 2011
- Dataset
- An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Elasmobranchii
- order
- Squaliformes
- family
- Etmopteridae
- genus
- Etmopterus
- species
- Etmopterus viator
description
Etmopterus viator Straube, in Straube et al., 2011: 143, figs. 2 a, b, 3, 5. Holotype: MNHN 2008 - 1899. Type locality: Kerguelen Plateau, 49 ° 39 ' 29 '' S, 72 ° 45 ' 00 '' E, Indian Ocean. Local synonymy: Etmopterus viator; Straube, 2011 a: 143, figs. 2 a, b, 3, 5 (distribution including South Africa); Ebert, 2013: 84, fig. 116; Ebert et al., 2013 a: 142, fig., pl. 10; Ebert & Mostada, 2013: 34, fig.; Ebert, 2015: 75, fig. 86; Ebert & van Hees, 2015: 144; Weigmann, 2016: 898.
discussion
Remarks: This appears to be a wide-ranging species around seamounts and islands in the Southern Ocean. Conservation status: LC (2018).
materials_examined
South Africa voucher material: None. South Africa distribution: Straube (2011) mentions that this species was recorded from three locations in South African waters, but provides no location information or cites any specimens in museum collection.
Name
- Homonyms
- Etmopterus viator Straube 2011