Etmopterus spinax Linnaeus 1758 (shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Etmopteridae

Alternative combination: Squalus spinax

Synonym: Etmopterus aculeatus Rafinesque 1810

Belongs to Etmopterus according to C. J. Underwood and J. Schlogl 2013

Sister taxa: Etmopterus acutidens, Etmopterus cahuzaci

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Etmopterus spinax in the database

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