Tasmanian lanternshark
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Tasmanian lanternshark | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
| Binomial name | ||||||||||||||||
| Etmopterus tasmaniensis Myagkov & Pavlov, 1986 |
The Tasmanian lanternshark, Etmopterus tasmaniensis, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae found around Tasmania, at depths of between 920 and 1,010 m. Its length is up to 60 cm.
The rare Tasmanian lanternshark is almost unknown and may eventually be found to be identical to the New Zealand lanternshark, Etmopterus baxteri.
Reproduction is assumed to be ovoviviparous.
[edit] References
- "Etmopterus tasmaniensis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
