Identification of deep water lantern sharks (Chondrichthyes: Etmopteridae) using morphometric data and multivariate analysis

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 199-204

  Coelho, Rui ^a   Erzini, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Etmopterus; Lantern shark; Morphology; Multivariate analysis; Squalidae; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

HOME RANGE; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SHARK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; ETMOPTERIDAE; ETMOPTERUS; ETMOPTERUS PUSILLUS; ETMOPTERUS SPINAX; SQUALIDAE;

EID: 43049087434     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408000271     Document Type: Article

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