Halieutopsis bathyoreos

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Halieutopsis bathyoreos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Halieutopsis
Species:
H. bathyoreos
Binomial name
Halieutopsis bathyoreos
Bradbury, 1988

Halieutopsis bathyoreos, also known as the broad-snout deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[2] It is found in the Pacific Ocean, off the coasts of Japan, the Hawaiian Islands, and New Zealand.[3]

Description[edit]

This species reaches a length of 6.3 cm (2.5 in).[4]

Etymology[edit]

The fish is named as from a species of a deep mountain.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ho, H. (2020). "Halieutopsis bathyoreos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T140337799A140859612. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T140337799A140859612.en. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ Ho, H.-C., C.D. Roberts and K.-T. Shao, 2013. Revision of batfishes (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) of New Zealand and adjacent waters, with description of two new species of the genus Malthopsis. Zootaxa 3626(1):188-200.
  3. ^ Bradbury, M.G., 1999. A review of the fish genus Dibranchus with descriptions of new species and a new genus, Solocisquama (Lophiiformes, Ogcocephalidae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 51(5):259-310
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Halieutopsis bathyoreos" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.