CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Lophiiformes (order) » Ogcocephalidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 212032 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Halieutopsis stellifera (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 212 Ogcocephalidae (Seabats) - show full list
Standard Name:	[a seabat]
Organism Type:	a seabat
Synonyms:	Halieutopsis sp. B [of P. Last] (in CAAB)
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 212905 Halieutopsis spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	37 212802, 37 212045

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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-06-21.
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Expected species depth range is from 395 to 1197 m.

Taxon Notes:	Updated from Halieutopsis sp B after re-identification of Australian material, including CSIRO voucher specimen in Ho 2021. In Australia, known from E of Gold coast (27 55 S, 154 03 E), Qld south to off Gerringong (34 48 S, 151 14 E), NSW (including Lord Howe Rise) and from Scott Reef area (14 07 S, 122 06 E), NW of Cape Leveque (15 56 S, 120 36 E) and south to NW of Dampier Archipelago (18 52 S, 116 00 E), WA in 395-1197m depth.

Record source:	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, 2021. Taxonomy and Distribution of the Deep-Sea Batfish Genus Halieutopsis (Teleostei: Ogcocephalidae), with Descriptions of Five New Species, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 10: 34. doi:10.3390/jmse10010034

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