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Halieutopsis echinoderma Ho, 2021 Spiny deepsea batfish |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 400 - 511 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: off northeastern Taiwan and Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished by the following characters: vermiculate color pattern on dorsal surface; numerous small tubercles interspersed among principal tubercles on dorsal surface; principal tubercle on rostrum trifid; principal tubercles on tail simple, never bifurcate; dorsal lobe of esca with one pair of cirri on tip and two or three lateral pairs of small flaps; skull length 31.1-34.1% SL, head depth 25.7-32.4% SL; interorbital width 13.5-16.2% SL, disk margin 43.5-49.4% SL; lateral-line neuromasts in ventral series 3-5 (mainly 3) (Ref. 127411). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||