Halieutopsis galatea

Halieutopsis galatea, also known as Galathea deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[1]

Halieutopsis galatea
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Halieutopsis galatea" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.



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