Halieutichthys intermedius
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Lophiiformes (Anglerfish)
Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Halieutichthys
Halieutichthys intermedius
Description
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep. This species of the H. aculeatus complex is distinguished by the presence of uniformly blunt tubercles; tubercles almost always absent dorsal to orbit; both inner and outer
sphenotic tubercles are strongly reduced; principal tubercles of disk margin blunt with spinelets generally reduced in degree of development (Ref. 85070).
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: USA, Gulf of Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Marine. reef-associated. depth range 1-366 m.
Biology
Max length: 7.1 cm SL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-08-11. 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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