Blue-eye lanternshark explained

The blue-eye lanternshark, also known as the traveller lanternshark or slate lanternshark (Etmopterus viator) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae.

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.

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Etmopterus viator Straube, 2011. Busson. Frédéric. Bailly. Nicolas. January 2019. Fishbase. 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. Researchgate.
3. Book: Duffy, Clinton A. J.. Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016. Francis. Malcolm. Dunn. M. R.. Finucci. Brit. Ford. Richard. Hitchmough. Rod. Rolfe. Jeremy. Department of Conservation. 2018. 9781988514628. Wellington, New Zealand. 10. 1042901090.