Etmopterus burgessi explained

Etmopterus burgessi, sometimes known as the broad-snout lanternshark, is a lanternshark of the family Etmopteridae in the order Squaliformes. It is found only around Taiwan.

Etymology

The shark is named in honor of George H. Burgess of the Florida Museum of Natural History, in thanks to his contributions to the systematics of Etmopterus.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Order SQUALIFORMES (Dogfish Sharks) . 18 March 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 . 25 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200125075417/http://www.etyfish.org/squaliformes/ . dead .

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