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Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Malthopsis: Greek, malthe, es = a marine fish of soft flesh (Ref. 45335); bulla: Name from Latin 'bulla' meaning knob, referring to the flattened bucklers covering the entire body.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 143 - 1023 m (Ref. 123774), usually 143 - 320 m (Ref. 123774). Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 123774)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 5 - 6. This species is distinguished by the following characters:flattened body disk, with anterior portion of skull only slightly elevated above other part of disk; small rostrum, very short rostral spine, its length 3.9%-7.6% SL, and directed obliquely to upward vertically; bucklers on body uniformly flattened without sharp apices; large naked areas on central region of dorsal disk; ventral surface of disk partly covered with large bucklers on the thoracic region and smaller bucklers on belly; thoracic region and gill cavity are naked; subopercular buckler
with an enlarged, anteriorly directed spine bearing spinelets along its margin; small orbit, its diameter x? = 12.2% SL); interorbital space broad (x? = 7.3%) SL; rostrum short (x? = 5.5%) SL; OD/IO = 1.3-2.0; OD/RL = 1.6-2.9; the anal fin does not reaching caudal-fin base when appressed; D 5-6; pectoral-fin rays 11-13 (Ref. 123774).
Cross section: flattened.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Ho, H.-C. and P. Last, 2021. Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of a five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 97(1):165-218. (Ref. 123774)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00541 - 0.04235), b=2.93 (2.68 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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