Malthopsis austrafricana

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 austrafricana

Name

Malthopsis austrafricana Ho, 2013

Holotype: SAIAB 81896. Paratypes (16): MNHN 1986-10–11 (2), 1986-0019 (1), 1986-91 (1), 1986-0124 (1); SAIAB 13721 (1), 28477 (2), 48433 (1), 81903 (2), 186428 (1), 188875 (2), 188811 (2).

Type locality: off Mozambique, 25°23’S, 34°29.3’E, 311–314 m depth.

Etymology: Named for southern Africa, the area from which the type series was collected.

References

• Ho, H.-C. 2013. Two new species of the batfish genus Malthopsis (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3716(2): 289–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3716.2.9 Reference page.