Taxonavigation

Familia: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Halicmetus
Species: Halicmetus drypus

Name

• Halicmetus drypus H.-C. Ho & Last, 2018

• Type locality: Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea, 26°26'S, 167°09'E, depth 750-774 meters.

• Diagnosis. A species of Halicmetus distinguished by the following combination of characters: body disk moderately broad, ~67% SL; orbit relatively large, ~9.3% SL; interorbital very narrow, ~5.7% SL; illicial trough opening moderately high; mid-dorsal disk with mainly relatively widely spaced, simple spinules and weak coverage of very tiny tubercles, imperceptible without magnification; belly covered with relatively widely spaced, simple and bifurcate spinules, larger tubercles and bucklers absent; dorsal-fin rays absent; pectoral-fin rays 13; dorsal surface pale pink with diffuse darker reddish pattern when fresh, uniformly creamy white when preserved; peritoneal membrane pale with many scattered melanophores (not visible from ventral surface); distal parts of pectoral, pelvic and anal fins pale.

• Distribution: Only known from type locality.

• Etymology. From the Greek drypus, referring to the pink plant genus Drypis of the Tribe Drypideae, family Caryophyllaceae.

Primary references

• Ho, H-C. & Last, P.R. 2018. Review of the batfish genus Halicmetus Alcock, 1891 from Australian waters, with descriptions of two new species (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Zootaxa 4508(2): 179–196. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4508.2.2 pdf Reference page.