Etmopterus pusillus
Slender Lanternshark
As recorded: Etmopterus pusillus (Lowe, 1839)
Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Squaliformes › Etmopteridae
- Collected by
- R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 8805, leg 2, station 218station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 8805 →
- Date
- August 14, 1988
- Locality
- Northwestern Hawaiian Islands; Koko Seamount
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 14, 1988, R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 8805, leg 2, station 218 also collected 3 other specimens.
Etmopterus pusillus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-02.
2025-11-02
日本
(c) キクラゲ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-10-31
Izu, JP-SZ, JP
(c) ゆり魔王, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-09-16
Shizuoka, JP
(c) ゆり魔王, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-09-11
Izu, JP-SZ, JP
(c) ゆり魔王, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Etmopterus pusillus. BPBM 40184. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090376448. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/40184.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090376448 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026