Etmopterus granulosus (Günther, 1880)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 98

Etmopterus granulosus (Günther, 1880)

Etmopterus baxteri non Garrick, 1957 [Misapplied, original� Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 74.9 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: pelagic-oceanic

Depth range: 220-1620 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2018)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: South-west Atlantic: Reported from off the western Cape coast but the identity of South African specimens is questionable (the correct species may be Etmopterus baxteri Garrick, 1957 , currently considered as a synonym of E. granulosus ).