Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ogcocephalioidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei
Superfamilia: Ogcocephalioidea

Familia: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Halicmetus
Species: Halicmetus granulosus

Name

  • Type locality: 12°40.2’S, 48°9.6’ E, northern Madagascar, Mozambique Channel, Western Indian Ocean, 595‒605 meters.
  • Diagnosis. A species of Halicmetus which is unique in having various-sized bucklers densely covering the body surfaces and that is further distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: body disk relatively small, disk width 59.7% SL; orbit small, its diameter 8.3% SL; interorbital moderately wide 7.4% SL; tail length 47.7% SL; illicial trough opening wide and high; dorsal fin absent in adult; pectoral-fin rays 13; uniformly creamy white when preserved; peritoneal membrane pale with dense melanophores and scattered black dots.
  • Distribution: Only known from type locality.
  • Etymology. The specific name of granulosus derived from the Latin granulis, which means granular, referring to the rough body surface with various-sized bucklers.

Primary references

Ho, H.-C. 2022. A new species of the shortnose batfish genus Halicmetus from Madagascar (Family Ogcocephalidae). Zootaxa 5138 (no. 2): 177-184.

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