| Halieutopsis tumifrons | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Halieutopsis |
| Species: | H. tumifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Halieutopsis tumifrons Garman, 1899 | |
Halieutopsis tumifrons, also known as the truncate-snout deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[1]
It is found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean near the Cocos Islands[1] and in the Galapagos Islands.
This species reaches a length of 6.9 cm (2.7 in).[2]
References
- 1 2 Ho, Hsuan-Ching. 2022. "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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Halieutopsis tumifrons" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
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