- New Zealand lanternshark
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New Zealand lanternshark Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Squaliformes Family: Etmopteridae Genus: Etmopterus Species: E. baxteri Binomial name Etmopterus baxteri
Garrick, 1957Range of the New Zealand lanternshark (in blue) The New Zealand lanternshark, Etmopterus baxteri, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae in the order Squaliformes. It is found only around New Zealand, on the lower insular slopes, on or near the bottom. Its length is up to 75 cm.
The New Zealand lanternshark is ovoviviparous.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Etmopterus baxteri" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Dalatiidae
- Endemic marine fish of New Zealand
- New Zealand stubs
- Shark stubs
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