''Etmopterus burgessi'', sometimes known as the broad-snout lanternshark, is a lanternshark of the

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Etmopteridae The Etmopteridae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as lantern sharks. Their name comes from the presence of light-producing photophore A photophore is a glandular organ that appears as luminous spots on vario ...

in the order

Squaliformes The Squaliformes are an order (biology), order of sharks that includes about 126 species in seven families. Members of the order have two dorsal fins, which usually possess spines, they usually have a sharp head, no anal fin or nictitating me ...

. It is found only around

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Etymology

The shark is named in honor of

George H. Burgess George H. Burgess is an ichthyologist and fisheries biologist with the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. He is the former director of the International Shark Attack File and author/coauthor of numerous books and papers on ...

of the Florida Museum of Natural History, in thanks to his contributions to the systematics of ''

Etmopterus ''Etmopterus'' is a genus of lantern sharks in the squaliform family Etmopteridae. They are found in deep sea ecosystems of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Ecology A number of species in this genus function as host to the specialized ...

''.

References

* Etmopterus Taxa named by Jayna Ann Schaaf-Da Silva Taxa named by David A. Ebert Fish described in 2006 {{shark-stub