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Etmopterus baxteri (New Zealand lanternshark; New Zealand lantern shark; Lanternshark; Giant lanternshark)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The New Zealand lanternshark, Etmopterus baxteri, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae in the order Squaliformes. It is found only around New Zealand, on the lower insular slopes, on or near the bottom. Its length is up to 75 cm. The New Zealand lanternshark is ovoviviparous.
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Attributes

Female Maturity [1]  30 years
Litter Size [1]  11
Maximum Longevity [1]  57 years

Prey / Diet

Epigonus lenimen (Deepsea big-eye)[2]
Hoplostethus atlanticus (Slimehead)[2]
Octopoteuthis rugosa[2]
Vampyroteuthis infernalis (vampire squid)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Aporhynchus tasmaniensis[3]
Otodistomum plunketi[3]
Plesiorhynchus etmopteri[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 2Feeding ecology of the southern lanternshark (Etmopterus baxteri) and the brown lanternshark (E. unicolor) off southeastern Australia, Chris S. Hallett and Ross K. Daley, ICES Journal of Marine Science (2011), 68(1), 157–165
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0