Malthopsis velutina, Polynesian triangular batfish

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Malthopsis velutina Ho, 2020

Polynesian triangular batfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Malthopsis: Greek, malthe, es = a marine fish of soft flesh (Ref. 45335);  velutina: Named for its body covering, the fine bucklers and prickles forming a velvet-like integument; an adjective..

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 280 - 448 m (Ref. 124115). Tropical

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Eastern Central Pacific: French Polynesia (Marquesas Islands),

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124115)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-7. This species is distinguished by the following: body covered with fine bucklers and prickles forming a velvet-like integument; with black patches on body surface, including upper portion of eye; rostral spine short (x? = 4.0% SL), blunt and directed upward rather than forward; subopercular buckler small, several spinules at its tip; large eye (x? = 13.7% SL); narrow interorbital space (x? = 5.3% SL); anal fin reaching caudal fin base when fully laid back; D 5-7, usually six (5-7) and pectoral-fin rays 12-13 (rarely 11) (Ref. 124115).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Ho, Hsuan-Ching | Collaborators

Ho, H.-C., 2020. Two new deep-water batfish of the genus Malthopsis from the Pacific Ocean (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 68:859-869. (Ref. 124115)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).