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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Species:
E. viator
Binomial name
Etmopterus viator
Straube, 2011
Known range of Etmopterus viator (in blue)

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the northern part of the Kerguelen Plateau in the Southern Ocean, 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]

References

  1. Busson, Frédéric; Bailly, Nicolas (January 2019). "Etmopterus viator Straube, 2011". Fishbase. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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