Malthopsis tetrabulla
Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Ogcocephalioidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Malthopsis
Species: Malthopsis tetrabulla
Name
Type locality: Capricorn Channel, east of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 22°52'S, 152°42'E, depth 225 - 282 meters.
Etymology: The Latin "tetra" means four and "bulla" means knob, in reference to four large flattened bucklers covering on top of skull.
Primary references
Ho, H.-C. and P. R. Last. 2021. Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of five new species. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 97 (no. 1): 165-218.