Malthopsis asparata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ogcocephalioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Lophiiformes Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei Superfamilia: Ogcocephalioidea

Familia: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Malthopsis
Species: Malthopsis asparata

Name

• Malthopsis asparata H.-C. Ho, C. Roberts & Shao, 2013
  • Primary type: Holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: '65.4 mm SL'
    • Repository: MONZ NMNZ P.035177
  • Type locality: 'R/V Tangaroa I, NZOI stn. K839, 30°15.4'S, 178°24'E, off McCauley Island, Kermadec Ridge, New Zealand, 290 m'
  • ZooBank: 827F7136-B676-4478-8DFE-6FBA72AF3A50

Primary references

• Ho, H.-C.; Roberts, C.D.; Shao, K.-T. 2013: Revision of batfishes (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) of New Zealand and adjacent waters, with description of two new species of the genus Malthopsis. Zootaxa 3626(1): 188–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3626.1.8 Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 189, and Figs. 1A–D, 2A–D; Tables 1]

Vernacular names

English: Roughspine batfish

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