New Zealand lanternshark
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New Zealand lanternshark
| New Zealand lanternshark | |
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| 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, 1957 |
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| Range 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.
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