| Halieutopsis kawaii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Halieutopsis |
| Species: | H. kawaii |
| Binomial name | |
| Halieutopsis kawaii H. C. Ho, 2021 | |
Halieutopsis kawaii, also known as Kawai's deepsea batfish is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[1][2][3]
It is found in the waters of Taiwan and Indonesia.[1]
This species reaches a length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in).[1]
Etymology
The fish is named for the author's friend, Toshio Kawai, of the Hokkaido University, who collected the paratypes of the species and made them available for this study.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 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 10, no. 1: 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10010034
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Halieutopsis kawaii". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ↑ "Researcher discovers five new types of deep-sea batfish - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
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