Biology:Halieutopsis margaretae

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Halieutopsis margaretae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Halieutopsis
Species:
H. margaretae
Binomial name
Halieutopsis margaretae
H. C. Ho & K. T. Shao, 2007

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

  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Halieutopsis margaretae" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1923642 entry