| Halieutopsis margaretae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
- ↑ Ho & Shao (2007). "A new species of Halieutopsis (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from western north and eastern central Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 14: 87–92. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Halieutopsis margaretae" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
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