Halieutopsis galatea
Halieutopsis galatea, also known as Galathea deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[1]
| Halieutopsis galatea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Halieutopsis |
| Species: | H. galatea |
| Binomial name | |
| Halieutopsis galatea Bradbury, 1988 | |
It is found in the Western Indian Ocean off the coast of Kenya.
This species reaches a length of 5.5 cm (2.2 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named for the vessel Galathea.
References
- Bradbury, M.G., 1988. Rare fishes of the deep-sea genus Halieutopsis: a review with descriptions of four new species (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Fieldiana 44:1-22.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Halieutopsis galatea" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
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