WoRMS taxon details
Etmopterus villosus Gilbert, 1905
271646 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271646)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gilbert, C. H. (1905). II. The deep-sea fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. <em>In: The aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]: 577-713, Pls. 66-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12839348#page/5/mode/1up [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Etmopterus villosus Gilbert, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271646 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Gilbert, C. H. (1905). II. The deep-sea fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. <em>In: The aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]: 577-713, Pls. 66-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12839348#page/5/mode/1up [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To FishBase
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Etmopterus villosus USNM 51583 holotype radiograph lateral view pectoral A)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Etmopterus villosus USNM 51583 holotype radiograph lateral view pectoral B)
To ITIS
To FishBase
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Etmopterus villosus USNM 51583 holotype radiograph lateral view pectoral A)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Etmopterus villosus USNM 51583 holotype radiograph lateral view pectoral B)
To ITIS