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Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Halieutopsis: Greek, halieutis = fisher + Greek, opsis = apperance (Ref. 45335); margaretae: Named for Prof. Margaret G, Bradbury.
Eponymy: Dr Margaret G Bradbury (1927–2010) was honoured: “in recognition of her enormous contribution to our knowledge of the batfish family, Ogcocephalidae.” (See Bradbury) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 100 - 1220 m (Ref. 127411). Deep-water
Pacific Ocean: Japan, off Ryukyu Is., Taiwan, Vanuatu and Hawaii.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 127411)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 4 - 6; Vértebra: 18. Distinguished from its congeners by the following: bifurcate dermal spines on ventral surface; body surface of disk covered with complex tubercles, 4-7 spines on rostrum, disk edge, and subopercle, trident on tail; 3 lateral lines on preopercle, 6 on subopercle, 2-3 on dorsolateral branch of subopercle, 1-2 on ventral series of body and 8-9 on tail; 18 vertebrae (Ref. 58309).
Collected by otter trawl and shrimp trawl or trap (Ref. 58309).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Ho, H.-C., 2021. Taxonomy and distribution of the deep-sea batfish genus Halieutopsis (Teleostei: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of five new species. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 10(1):34. (Ref. 127411)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.5 - 2.4, mean 1.9 °C (based on 804 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.00968 - 0.05678), b=2.94 (2.73 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).