Starry Deepsea Batfish, Halieutopsis stellifera (Smith & Radcliffe 1912)
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Bray, D.J. 2022, Halieutopsis stellifera in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5679
Starry Deepsea Batfish, Halieutopsis stellifera (Smith & Radcliffe 1912)
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Distribution |
Off the Gold Coast, Queensland, to south to off Gerringong, New South Wales, and NW of the Dampier Archipelago, to the Scott Reef area, NW of Cape Leveque, Western Australia; also the Lord Howe Province in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in the northern Celebes to the Philippine Archipelago and the Okinawa trough. Benthic specimens have a bathymetric range of 410-1372 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
Starry Deepsea Batfish, Halieutopsis stellifera (Smith & Radcliffe 1912)
References
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
Quick Facts
CAAB Code:37212032
Depth:375-1372 m
Species Maps
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