Halieutichthys

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Halieutichthys
Halieutichthys aculeatus 2.jpg
Pancake batfish (H. aculeatus)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Halieutichthys
Poey, 1863

Halieutichthys is a fish genus in the family Ogcocephalidae.

Species[]

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

Image Name Common name Distribution
Halieutichthys aculeatus SI.jpg Halieutichthys aculeatus Mitchill, 1818[2] Pancake batfish western Atlantic, North Carolina, northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America
Halieutichthys bispinosus , Chakrabarty & , 2010[2] Gulf of Mexico
Garman, 1896 Western central Atlantic: Caribbean Sea and the West Indies.
Halieutichthys intermedius , Chakrabarty & , 2010[2] Louisiana pancake batfish Gulf of Mexico

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Halieutichthys in FishBase. April 2012 version.
  2. ^ a b c Ho, H. C.; Chakrabarty, P.; Sparks, J. S. (2010). "Review of the Halieutichthys aculeatus species complex (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of two new species". Journal of Fish Biology. 77 (4): 841–869. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02716.x. PMID 20840615.


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