FB-69439 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69439 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Gouania Gouania pigra (Nardo, 1827) Polynesian triangular batfish 2021-05-19 2021-05-20 Ho, H.-C.0 Two new deep-water batfish of the genus <i>Malthopsis</i> from the Pacific Ocean (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 68:859-869. (Ref. 124115) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69448 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-05-25 00:00:00 2021-05-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69448 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). Ho, H.-C. 2020 Two new deep-water batfish of the genus <i>Malthopsis</i> from the Pacific Ocean (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 68:859-869. (Ref. 124115) FB-Morphology-69448 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-05-25 00:00:00 2021-05-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69448 Dorsal soft rays (total): 57 Ho, H.-C. 2020 Two new deep-water batfish of the genus <i>Malthopsis</i> from the Pacific Ocean (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 68:859-869. (Ref. 124115) FB-Distribution-69448 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-05-25 00:00:00 2021-05-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69448 Eastern Central Pacific: French Polynesia (Marquesas Islands), Ho, H.-C. 2020 Two new deep-water batfish of the genus <i>Malthopsis</i> from the Pacific Ocean (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 68:859-869. (Ref. 124115) FB-Size-69448 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-05-25 00:00:00 2021-05-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69448 5.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 124115)) Ho, H.-C. 2020 Two new deep-water batfish of the genus <i>Malthopsis</i> from the Pacific Ocean (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 68:859-869. (Ref. 124115) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69448 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-05-25 00:00:00 2021-05-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69448 bathydemersal; marine; depth range 280 - 448 m (Ref. 124115) Ho, H.-C. 2020 Two new deep-water batfish of the genus <i>Malthopsis</i> from the Pacific Ocean (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 68:859-869. (Ref. 124115)