Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellington—Nos. 54 to 57
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Plate. 1. Heptranchias perlo specimens from New Zealand. Upper and lower: 856 mm male (DM 4952). Centre, and centre right: 805 mm female (DM 4951). Note that side views are slightly more deep-bellied than is natural, owing to the soft abdominal region being forced ventrally when the specimens were placed on their side for photography. Lower illustration, showing dorsal view of head region and side view of caudal region, demonstrates extreme flexibility of the body.
Department of Zoology,
Victoria University of Wellington,
P.O. Box 196,
Wellington, New Zealand.
Fisheries Research Division,
Marine Dept.,
P.O. Box 19062, Aro Street,
Wellington, New Zealand.