Etmopterus baxteri Garrick 1957
Southern Lanternshark, Etmopterus baxteri. Source: Robin McPhee & Kerryn Parkinson / NORFANZ Founding Parties. License: All rights reserved
A large, robust lanternshark with a short snout and large eyes. Uniformly brown-black, with slender widely spaced flank denticles. Pale where denticles and skin removed.
Etmopterus baxteri Garrick 1957
More Info
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Distribution |
Found off southern New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Also found off New Zealand and southern Africa. Found in temperate waters. |
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Feeding |
Feeds on teleost fishes and cephalopods. |
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Biology |
A viviparous (aplacental) species, with litters of up to 16 young, usually around 9. Males mature at 50-60 cm, females mature at 60-65 cm. |
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Fisheries |
Was once a major bycatch of the Orange Roughy fishery, now fishing has been greatly reduced. |
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Author |
Wood, D.R. 2018 |
Etmopterus baxteri Garrick 1957
References
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.
