Malthopsis austrafricana
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Ogcocephalioidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Malthopsis
Species: Malthopsis austrafricana
Name
[edit]Malthopsis austrafricana Ho, 2013
Holotype: SAIAB 81896. Paratypes (16): MNHN 1986-10–11 (2), 1986-0019 (1), 1986-91 (1), 1986-0124 (1); SAIAB 13721 (1), 28477 (2), 48433 (1), 81903 (2), 186428 (1), 188875 (2), 188811 (2).
Type locality: off Mozambique, 25°23’S, 34°29.3’E, 311–314 m depth.
Etymology: Named for southern Africa, the area from which the type series was collected.
References
[edit]- Ho, H.-C. 2013. Two new species of the batfish genus Malthopsis (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3716(2): 289–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3716.2.9 Reference page.