| Family: |
Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) |
| Max. size: |
6.35 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 445 - 1185 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwestern Central Pacific: Japan, Taiwan and Hawaii. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-6; Vertebrae: 18-18. Distinguished from its congeners by the following: bifurcate dermal spines on ventral surface; body surface of disk covered with complex tubercles, 4-7 spines on rostrum, disk edge, and subopercle, trident on tail; 3 lateral lines on preopercle, 6 on subopercle, 2-3 on dorsolateral branch of subopercle, 1-2 on ventral series of body and 8-9 on tail; 18 vertebrae (Ref. 58309).
Description: Similar to H. galatea, H. micropa and H. stellifera in having ventral spines; however, different from these 3 speies in having the bifurcated ventral spines. |
| Biology: |
Collected by otter trawl and shrimp trawl or trap (Ref. 58309). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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