Halieutaea stellata, Minipizza batfish

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Halieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797)

Minipizza batfish
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Halieutaea: Greek, halieutis = fisher (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin démersal; profondeur 50 - 400 m (Ref. 11230). Tropical

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: widespread with confirmed range from Western Australia to French Polynesia and from southern Japan to northern New Zealand. Specimens recorded from the Indian Ocean may represent an undescribed species.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2272)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 4-5. This species is distinguished by having a rounded body disc which is slightly wider than long; strongly pointed tubercles on dorsal surface and body margins; interspaces of entire body covered with tiny spinules; reddish body with short vermiculate pattern on dorsal surface (Ref. 92977).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Found in the shelf and shelf edge (Ref. 11230). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Ho, Hsuan-Ching | Collaborateurs

Ho, H.-C., C.D. Roberts and K.-T. Shao, 2013. Revision of batfishes (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) of New Zealand and adjacent waters, with description of two new species of the genus Malthopsis. Zootaxa 3626(1):188-200. (Ref. 92977)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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