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Taiwan Lantern Shark

Etmopterus burgessi

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.

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In human culture

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.

Wikipedia: “Etymology”

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Where it lives

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