Blue-eye lanternshark
The blue-eye lanternshark, also known as the traveller lanternshark or slate lanternshark (Etmopterus viator) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae.
Blue-eye lanternshark | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Squaliformes |
Family: | Etmopteridae |
Genus: | Etmopterus |
Species: | E. viator |
Binomial name | |
Etmopterus viator Straube, 2011 | |
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Known range of Etmopterus viator (in blue) |
Distribution and habitat
It is found in the northern part of the Kerguelen Plateau, off New Zealand and South Africa.[1] It has been confirmed to be present at the Macquarie Ridge.[1]
Anatomy
It is a medium-sized Etmopterus species with a fusiform body.[2]
Conservation status
In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the blue-eye lanternshark as "Data Deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]
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References
- Busson, Frédéric; Bailly, Nicolas (January 2019). "Etmopterus viator Straube, 2011". Fishbase. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- Straube, N.; Duhamel, G.; GaSco, N.; Kriwet, J.; Schliewen, U.K. (2011). "Description of a new deep-sea Lantern Shark Etmopterus viator sp. nov. (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the Southern Hemisphere". The Kerguelen Plateau: Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries, Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Paris: 135–148 – via Researchgate.
- Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 10. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.
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