Halieutopsis andriashevi
Halieutopsis andriashevi, also known as Andriashev's deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[1]
| Halieutopsis andriashevi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Halieutopsis |
| Species: | H. andriashevi |
| Binomial name | |
| Halieutopsis andriashevi Bradbury, 1988 | |
It is found in the Western Indian Ocean in the vicinity of the Mascarene Islands.[2]
This species reaches a length of 4.6 cm (1.8 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Anatole P. Andriashev.
References
- Bradbury, M.G., 1988. Rare fishes of the deep-sea genus Halieutopsis: a review with descriptions of four new species (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Fieldiana 44:1-22.
- Bradbury, M.G., 1999. A review of the fish genus Dibranchus with descriptions of new species and a new genus, Solocisquama (Lophiiformes, Ogcocephalidae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 51(5):259-310
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Halieutopsis andriashevi" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
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