Biology:Halieutopsis ingerorum

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Halieutopsis ingerorum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Halieutopsis
Species:
H. ingerorum
Binomial name
Halieutopsis ingerorum
Bradbury, 1988

Halieutopsis ingerorum, also known as Ingers' deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[1]

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

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Halieutopsis ingerorum" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.


Wikidata ☰ Q1854906 entry