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Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905 Jordan's triangular batfish |
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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 | |||