Etmopterus spinax Linnaeus 1758 (velvet belly lanternshark)
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Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Etmopteridae
Alternative combination: Squalus spinax
Synonym: Etmopterus aculeatus Rafinesque 1810
Belongs to Etmopterus according to N. Straube et al. 2015
See also Underwood and Schlogl 2013
Sister taxa: Etmopterus acutidens, Etmopterus cahuzaci
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Etmopterus spinax in the database
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