Taxonomy and Distribution of the Deep-Sea Batfish Genus Halieutopsis (Teleostei: Ogcocephalidae), with Descriptions of Five New Species
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| Date | 2022-01 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Ho Hsuan-Ching1, 2, 3 | ||||||||
| Affiliation(s) | 1 : National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung 944, Taiwan 2 : Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung 944, Taiwan 3 : Australian Museum, Sydney 2010, Australia |
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| Source | Journal Of Marine Science And Engineering (2077-1312) (MDPI AG), 2022-01 , Vol. 10 , N. 1 , P. 34 (64p.) | ||||||||
| DOI | 10.3390/jmse10010034 | ||||||||
| WOS© Times Cited | 2 | ||||||||
| Note | This article belongs to the Special Issue Deepwater Fishes | ||||||||
| Keyword(s) | pisces, biodiversity, ichthyology, Lophiiformes, anglerfish | ||||||||
| Abstract | The deep-sea batfish genus Halieutopsis is reviewed based on worldwide collections. Sixteen species are recognized, including five newly described species: Halieutopsis echinoderma sp. nov. from eastern Taiwan and northeastern Australia, Halieutopsis kawaii sp. nov. from Taiwan and Indonesia, Halieutopsis okamurai sp. nov. from southeastern Japan, Halieutopsis murrayi sp. nov. from the Gulf of Aden, and Halieutopsis taiwanea sp. nov. from northeastern Taiwan. These species differ from their congeners in escal morphology, squamation, and morphometric proportions. Dibranchus nasutus Alcock, 1891, a senior synonym of Halieutopsis vermicularis Smith & Radcliffe, 1912, as well as Dibranchus nudiventer Lloyd, 1909 and Coelophrys oblonga Smith & Radcliffe, 1912, are recognized as valid species in Halieutopsis. Comments on the systematics and biogeographic distributions of the species of Halieutopsis are provided, along with a key to the species. |
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