| Halieutopsis ingerorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Halieutopsis |
| Species: | H. ingerorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Halieutopsis ingerorum Bradbury, 1988 | |
Halieutopsis ingerorum, Ingers' deepsea batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This fish is found in the western Indian Ocean.
Halieutopsis ingerorum was first formally described in 1988 by the American ichthyologist Margaret G. Bradbury with its type locality given as the Mozambique Channel at 21°18'S, 36°18'E, from a depth between 1,510 and 1,600 m (4,950 and 5,250 ft). [2] The genus Halieutopsis is classified within the "Indo-Pacific clade" of the family Ogcocephalidae. [3] The family Ogcocephalidae is classified in the monotypic suborder Ogcocephaloidei within the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes in the 5th edition of Fishes of the World . [4]
Halieutopsis ingerorum has the genus name Halieutopsis which suffixes opsis, meaning "looking like" to halieut which is derived from halieutaea, Greek for an "angler" or "fisherman". This name is a reference to this genus' resemblance to the genus Halieutaea . The specific name honours both the American herpetologist Robert F. Inger of the Field Museum of Natural History, and his first wife Mary Lee Inger who died in 1985, for the “friendship and wise counsel" they gave to Bradbury "through the years”. [5]
Halieutopsis ingerorum has 5 soft rays in the dorsal fin and 4 soft rays in the lappet like anal fin. The jaws in the narrow, nearly vertical mouth are short. There is a rather short, upwards pointing rostrum which is positioned as far back as the front edge of the eyes. The disc formed by the flattened head and body is oval in shape with the cranium raised above the rest of the disk. The tail is thin and tapers towards the caudal fin. The esca has lentil shaped lobes, with the upper lobe being folded and wrinkled. The illicial cavity is small and the esca protrudes slightly from the illicial opening. The upper part of the disk largely without tubercles The pectoral and pelvicfins are small and weak. This species has a maximum published standard length of 4.4 cm (1.7 in). [6]
Halieutopsis ingerorum is apparentlyendemic to the western Indian Ocean where it has been collected from off South Africa, in the Mozambique Channel and off Madagascar. The specimens have been collected from depths between 1,300 and 1,600 m (4,300 and 5,200 ft). Records from the Western Pacific Ocean off Taiwan have been described as a separate species H. taiwanea . [7]
Ogcocephalidae is a family of anglerfish specifically adapted for a benthic lifestyle of crawling about on the seafloor. Ogcocephalid anglerfish are sometimes referred to as batfishes, deep-sea batfishes, handfishes, and seabats. They are found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. They are mostly found at depths between 200 and 3,000 m, but have been recorded as deep as 4,000 m (13,000 ft). A few species live in much shallower coastal waters and, exceptionally, may enter river estuaries.
Halieutopsis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes beloning to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. The species in this genus are found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Dibranchus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. The fishes in this genus are widely distributed in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Solocisquama is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. The species in this genus are benthic fishes found in deep waters in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Halieutichthys bispinosus, the two-spine batfish or spiny batfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes or seabats. This species is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean.
Halieutopsis andriashevi, Andriashev's deepsea batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This fish is found in the western Indian Ocean.
Halieutopsis bathyoreos, broad-snout deepsea batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This fish has a widespread distribution in deeper waters in the Indo-West Pacific region as far east as Hawaii.
Halieutopsis galatea, the Galathea deepsea batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This fish is found in the Indian Ocean.
Halieutopsis echinoderma, the spiny deepsea batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This fish is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Halieutopsis kawaii, Kawai's deepsea batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This fish is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Halieutopsis taiwanea, the Taiwan deepsea batfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This species is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off Taiwan.
Halieutopsis murrayi, Murray's deepsea batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This fish is found in the Western Indian Ocean and was first described to science in 2021 from a holotype collected in the 20th century.
Halieutopsis okamurai, Okamura's deepsea batfish, is a little known species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This species is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, and is known only from a single specimen collected between the Ogasawara Islands and Izu islands in 1968.
Halieutopsis margaretae, Margaret's deepsea batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This fish is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Halieutopsis oblonga, the oblong deep-sea batfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This species is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Halieutopsis stellifera, the starry deepsea batfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Halieutopsis simula, the fluffy-esca deepsea batfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Halieutopsis tumifrons,the truncate-snout deepsea batfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep-sea batfishes. This species is the type species of the genus Halieutopsis. It is a little known species only known from the two type specimens collected off the Galápagos Islands in 1890.
Halieutopsis nasuta, the big-nosed deepsea batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This fish is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. H. nasuta is classified within the genus Dibranchus by some authorities, but is generally considered to belong in the genus Halieutopsis.
Halieutopsis nudiventer, the naked-belly deepsea batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. It was originally found in the eastern Indian Ocean around the Bay of Bengal, but is now known to have a wider distribution in the Indo-Pacific.
