Biology:Halieutopsis galatea
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| Halieutopsis galatea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Halieutopsis |
| Species: | H. galatea
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| Binomial name | |
| Halieutopsis galatea Bradbury, 1988
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Halieutopsis galatea, also known as Galathea deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[1] It can be 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 species is named after the vessel Galathea.
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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Halieutopsis galatea" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2295538 entry
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