(Naked-belly Deepsea Batfish, Halieutopsis nudiventer (Lloyd 1909)
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Bray, D.J. 2024, Halieutopsis nudiventer in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5410
(Naked-belly Deepsea Batfish, Halieutopsis nudiventer (Lloyd 1909)
More Info
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Distribution |
Off Byron Bay, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species is widespread in the Indo-west Pacific, usually at depths above 1000 m. |
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Etymology |
The specific name nudiventer is from the Latin nudus (= bare, naked) and ventris (= belly), in reference to the absence of spines on lower surface of disk and tail of this species. |
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Species Citation |
Dibranchus nudiventer Lloyd 1909, Memoirs of the Indian Museum 2(3): 168. Type locality: Bay of Bengal off Arakan, Myanmar, depth 1100 fathoms. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2024 |
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Resources |
(Naked-belly Deepsea Batfish, Halieutopsis nudiventer (Lloyd 1909)
References
Bradbury, M.G. 1967. The genera of batfishes. Copeia 1967(2): 399-422. https://doi.org/10.2307/1442130
Bradbury, M.G., 1999. A review of the fish genus Dibranchus with descriptions of new species and a new genus, Solocisquama (Lophiiformes, Ogcocephalidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 51(5): 259-310. See ref at BHL
Ho, H.-C. 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(1): 64 pp. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10010034
Lloyd, R.E. 1909. A description of the deep-sea fish caught by the R. I. M. S. ship `Investigator' since the year 1900, with supposed evidence of mutation in Malthopsis. Memoirs of the Indian Museum 2(3): 139-180, Pls. 44-50. See ref at BHL
Quick Facts
CAAB Code:37212013
Depth:445-2012 m
Habitat:Benthic, continental slope
Max Size:8 cm SL
Species Maps
CAAB distribution map