Halicmetus reticulatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ogcocephalioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Lophiiformes Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei Superfamilia: Ogcocephalioidea

Familia: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Halicmetus
Species: Halicmetus reticulatus

Name

• Halicmetus reticulatus H. M. Smith & L. Radclidde, 1912

• Type locality: Off Sombrero Island, southern Luzon Island, 13°48'45"N, 120°41'51"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5118, depth 159 fathoms.

• Distribution: known from the western Pacific localities, including southern Japan, Taiwan, and eastern Australia at depths of 280-1000 m.

• Etymology. From the reticulated color pattern on dorsal surface.

Primary references

• Ho, H.-C., H. Endo and K. Sakamaki. 2008. A new species of Halicmetus (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the western Pacific, with comments on congeners. Zoological Studies v. 47 (no. 6): 767-773.
• Ho, H-C. & Last, P.R. 2018. Review of the batfish genus Halicmetus Alcock, 1891 from Australian waters, with descriptions of two new species (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Zootaxa 4508(2): 179–196. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4508.2.2 pdf Reference page.