Halieutichthys bispinosus

Halieutichthys bispinosus belongs to the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. It is native to the Gulf of Mexico, and was discovered in 2010.

Halieutichthys bispinosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Halieutichthys
Species:
H. bispinosus
Binomial name
Halieutichthys bispinosus
H. C. Ho, Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2010

Description

According to Ho, Chakrabarty and Sparks: the fish "is characterized by having relatively strong tubercles on the dorsal surface, a row of tubercles almost always present dorsal to the orbit, both sphenotic tubercles well developed and sharp, trifid principal tubercles on the disk margin with anterior spinelet enlarged, dense arrangement of tubercles on the tail and a comparatively large adult body size."[1]

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References

  1. Ho, H. C.; Chakrabarty, P.; Sparks, J. S. (2010). "Review of the Halieutichthys aculeatus species complex (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of two new species". Journal of Fish Biology. 77 (4): 841–869. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02716.x. PMID 20840615.


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