Halieutopsis tumifrons

Halieutopsis tumifrons, also known as the truncate-snout deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[1]

Halieutopsis tumifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Halieutopsis
Species:
H. tumifrons
Binomial name
Halieutopsis tumifrons
Garman, 1899

It is found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean near the Cocos Islands[1] and in the Galapagos Islands.

This species reaches a length of 6.9 cm (2.7 in).[2]

References

  1. Ho, Hsuan-Ching. 2022. "Taxonomy and Distribution of the Deep-Sea Batfish Genus Halieutopsis (Teleostei: Ogcocephalidae), with Descriptions of Five New Species" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, no. 1: 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10010034
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Halieutopsis tumifrons" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.




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