Shortfin Seabat, Halieutaea brevicauda Ogilby 1910
Other Names: Batfish, Deep Sea Bat, Deepsea Batfish, Short-finned Batfish, Spiny Sea Bat, Spiny Seabat, Spiny Sea-bat
A Shortfin Seabat, Halieutaea brevicauda, although photographed at Mooloolaba, presumably trawled off the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, and discard as bycatch, May 2020. Source: Nigel Marsh / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
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Bray, D.J. 2022, Halieutaea brevicauda in Fishes of Australia, accessed 04 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3582
Shortfin Seabat, Halieutaea brevicauda Ogilby 1910
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Distribution |
SW of Shark Bay to NW of Cape Leveque, Western Australia, and E of Rockingham Bay, Queensland, to off eastern Victoria, and north-eastern Tasmania. |
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Etymology |
The specific name brevicauda is from the Latin brevis (= short) and cauda (= tail), in reference to the short caudal fin of this species. |
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Species Citation |
Halieutaea brevicauda Ogilby 1910, Endeavour Series No. 1 23: 138. Type locality: 36 miles south, 12° West from Cape Moreton, Queensland, Australia. [misspelt as Halieutea] |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Shortfin Seabat, Halieutaea brevicauda Ogilby 1910
References
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