| Halieutopsis okamurai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Halieutopsis |
| Species: | H. okamurai |
| Binomial name | |
| Halieutopsis okamurai H. C. Ho, 2021 | |
Halieutopsis okamurai, also known as Okamura's deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[1][2]
Etymology
This fish is named after the late Osamu Okamura (Professor Emeritus, BSKU), who collected the type specimen, and in recognition of his remarkable contributions to the study of deep-sea fishes, especially the gadiform fishes.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Ho, Hsuan-Ching. 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, no. 1: 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10010034
- ↑ "Researcher discovers five new types of deep-sea batfish". www.taipeitimes.com. 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
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