Halieutichthys bispinosus
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Lophiiformes (Anglerfish)
Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Halieutichthys
Halieutichthys bispinosus
Description
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep. This species of the H. aculeatus complex is distinguished by having a relatively strong and sharp tubercles on dorsal part of body; both inner and outer sphenotic tubercles are well developed; a row of tubercles almost always present dorsal to orbit; trifid principal tubercles on disk margin with anterior spinelet enlarged; dense arrangement of tubercles on the tail (Ref. 85070).
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: southern coast of USA and throughout Gulf of Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Marine. reef-associated. depth range 100-400 m.
Biology
Most specimens are taken less than 100 m (Ref. 85070).
Max length: 9.9 cm SL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2014-09-16. Resilience: High.
References
Ho, H.-C., P. Chakrabarty and J.S. Sparks (2010) Review of the Halieutichthys aculeatus species complex (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of two new species. J. Fish Biol. 77(4):841-869. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02716.x
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