Redescription of Smooth Lantern Shark, Etmopterus pusillus (Lowe, 1839) from the EEZ of India
Redescription of Smooth Lantern Shark, Etmopterus pusillus (Lowe, 1839) from the EEZ of India
Date
2010
Authors
Deepu, A.V.
Joseph, Ginson
Kurup, B. Madhusoodana
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India)Cochin
Abstract
This
paper presents more differentiating characters
(Table 1) such as difference in the
positioning of first and second dorsal fin,
size of dorsal fin spines, shape of the gill slits
and position of eye in relation to snout. Even
though each morphometric measurement
contributed relatively little for the overall
differences, when all these small differences
were considered together, it is possible to
separate the species. The main difference
mentioned by earlier authors (Compagno,
1984; Compagno et al., 2005) was in the shape
of dermal denticles. But the characters
presented in this study are useful for the
field identification of E. pusillus.
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Keywords
Redescription , Smooth Lantern Shark, Etmopterus pusillus (Lowe, 1839), EEZ, India
Citation
Fishery Tech 47(2):189 - 194