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Malthopsis gnoma Bradbury, 1998 Atlantic triangular batfish |
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photo by
Baldwin, C.C. |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 6.08 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 91 - 475 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: north coast of Cuba, vicinity of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean coast of Central America. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-5; Vertebrae: 17-18. Fourth gill arch with filaments which are reduced in size compared to filaments in arches 2 and 3. Lateral-line scales: cheek 7; subopercular 5-8. Rostrum a short cone, usually tilted sharply upward. Disk strongly triangular-shaped with large, blunt, backward-sweeping subopercular spines. Bucklers on ventral surface of tail which are evenly distributed. Eyes directed laterally and slightly anteriorly; small mouth (Ref. 30695). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||