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Malthopsis lutea Alcock, 1891 Yellow triangular batfish |
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photo by
Ho, H.-C. |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 10 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 100 - 500 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indian Ocean: from the Andaman Sea and may extend nearby (i.e. India). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 4-4. This species is characterized by the following: subopercular buckler dull, with many small blunt spinelets at its tip; the ventral surface is covered with small- to mid-bucklers, totally naked between these bucklers; relatively short and blunt rostrum, directed upward; principal bucklers on dorsal surface relatively small and low; dorsal surface with few brown rings (Ref. 86633). | |||
| Biology: | A benthic species (Ref. 75154) found on the continental slope (Ref. 7300, 75154). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||