New Zealand lanternshark
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.
| New Zealand lanternshark | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Etmopterus |
| Species: | E. baxteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Etmopterus baxteri Garrick, 1957 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Etmopterus baxteri" in FishBase. June 2017 version.
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