Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Etmopteridae Scientific name Etmopterus baxteri Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squaliformes Genus Etmopterus Higher classification Etmopterus | |
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Similar Brown lanternshark, Combtooth lanternshark, Pink lanternshark, Southern lanternshark, African lanternshark | ||
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.
References
New Zealand lanternshark Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA