CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 212037 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Malthopsis apis Ho & Last, 2021
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 212 Ogcocephalidae (Seabats) - show full list
Standard Name:	[a seabat]
Organism Type:	a seabat
Synonyms:	Malthopsis cf lutea (NE) [of P. Last]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 212906 Malthopsis spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	37 212805

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-03-03.
Occurrence locations [12] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 260 to 457 m.

Taxon Notes:	Updated from Malthopsis cf lutea [of P. Last] after description. Known from NE of Raine Island (c. 11 30 S, 144 E) south to off Brisbane (26°31´S, 153°48´E) in 260–457 m depth.

Record source:	Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Last, Peter, 2021. Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of five new species , Bulletin of Marine Science, Vol. 97: 165-218. doi:10.5343/bms.2020.0037

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