Blue-eye lanternshark

Etmopterus viator

Blue eyes cross southern seamount slopes

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

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Dogfish Sharks
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Etmopterus
Maximum length: 39.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southern Ocean: Northern part of the Kerguelen Plateau, off New Zealand and South Africa. Further confirmed for the Macquarie Ridge (P. Last, pers. comm.). It hypothetically occurs in the whole Southern Hemisphere (Ref. 87779 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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