Biology:Halieutopsis kawaii

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of fish

Halieutopsis kawaii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Halieutopsis
Species:
H. kawaii
Binomial name
Halieutopsis kawaii
H. C. Ho, 2021

Halieutopsis kawaii, also known as Kawai's deepsea batfish is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[1][2][3]

It is found in the waters of Taiwan and Indonesia.[1]

This species reaches a length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in).[1]

Etymology

The fish is named for the author's friend, Toshio Kawai, of the Hokkaido University, who collected the paratypes of the species and made them available for this study.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ho, Hsuan-Ching. 2021. "Taxonomy and Distribution of the Deep-Sea Batfish Genus Halieutopsis (Teleostei: Ogcocephalidae), with Descriptions of Five New Species" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, no. 1: 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10010034
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species related to Halieutopsis kawaii". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Halieutopsis&species=kawaii. 
  3. "Researcher discovers five new types of deep-sea batfish - Taipei Times". 2022-02-20. https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/02/20/2003773438. 

Wikidata ☰ Q116790228 entry