New Zealand lanternshark
New Zealand lanternshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Squaliformes |
Family: | Etmopteridae |
Genus: | Etmopterus |
Species: | E. baxteri
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Binomial name | |
Etmopterus baxteri Garrick, 1957
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The New Zealand lanternshark (Etmopterus baxteri) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found off New Zealand.[1] Some taxonomic authorities consider it to be conspecific with the southern lanternshark.
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Etmopterus baxteri" in FishBase. June 2017 version.
Categories:
- Etmopterus
- Fish described in 1957
- Taxa named by Jack Garrick
- Shark stubs