Biology:Halieutopsis margaretae
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Halieutopsis margaretae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
Genus: | Halieutopsis |
Species: | H. margaretae
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Binomial name | |
Halieutopsis margaretae H. C. Ho & K. T. Shao, 2007
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Halieutopsis margaretae, also known as Margaret's deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[1]
It is found in the Northwestern Central Pacific Ocean including Japan , Taiwan and Hawaii.
This species reaches a length of 6.4 cm (2.5 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Professor Margaret G. Bradbury.[2]
References
- ↑ Ho & Shao (2007). "A new species of Halieutopsis (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from western north and eastern central Pacific Ocean.". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 14: 87–92. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s14/s14rbz11_Ho&Shao-pp87-92.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Halieutopsis margaretae" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1923642 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halieutopsis margaretae.
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