Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905
Jordan's triangular batfish
photo by Ho, H.-C.

Family:  Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Max. size:  11 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 185 - 520 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: endemic to Hawaii.
Diagnosis:  This species is distinguished by the following characters: fine reticulate color pattern on dorsal surface (uniformly brown or creamy white in some preserved specimens); eye large, 12.5-14.9% SL; interorbital space narrow, 4.4-6.1% SL, forming a groove; rostral protuberance short and blunt, directed upward; principal bucklers blunt and relatively few in number, naked between principal bucklers; no buckler dorsal to orbit; ventral surface with few small bucklers forming a large naked area; subopercular buckler with 1 spine directed forward; relatively small adult body size (< 70 mm SL) (Ref. 84006).
Biology:  Benthic (Ref. 58302). Minimum depth (Ref. 84006).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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