Halieutopsis ingerorum
Halieutopsis ingerorum, also known as Ingers' deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[1]
| Halieutopsis ingerorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Halieutopsis |
| Species: | H. ingerorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Halieutopsis ingerorum Bradbury, 1988 | |
It is found in the Western Indian Ocean in the vicinity of the Mozambique Channel and also in the Northwest Pacific around Taiwan.
This species reaches a length of 4.4 cm (1.7 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Robert F. Inger.
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 ingerorum" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
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