FB-69431 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69431 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Characidae Tetragonopterus Tetragonopterus kuluene Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine, 2016 Apine triangular batfish 2021-05-11 2021-05-11 Ho, H.-C. and P. Last0 Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of a five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 97(1):165-218. (Ref. 123774) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69441 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-05-24 00:00:00 2021-05-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69441 This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: rostrum short (length 6.5%-10.0% SL), pointed and needle-like, with a small base and curved slightly and directed anterodorsally; body covered with small, pointed spiny bucklers; posterior portion of skull with 3 irregular rows of small bucklers (those in lateral rows are much larger than those in median row); broad naked areas on shoulder and gill cavity; ventral surface of disk is densely covered by small pointed bucklers, slightly larger and denser on breast than belly; the subopercular buckler with well-developed spines, with anteriormost directed forward, lateral spine directed outward, and 1-2 posteriormost spines directed backward; orbit is large, its diameter 13.8%-15.5% SL; both post-subopercular bucklers with one or more sharp spines; interorbital space narrow (3.7%-5.5% SL); OD/RL = 1.4-2.4; OD/IO = 2.7-4.2; anal fin reaching or beyond the caudal-fin base when appressed; D 5-6; pectoral-fin rays 11-13 (Ref. 123774). Ho, H.-C. and P. Last 2021 Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of a five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 97(1):165-218. (Ref. 123774) FB-Morphology-69441 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-05-24 00:00:00 2021-05-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69441 Dorsal soft rays (total): 56 Ho, H.-C. and P. Last 2021 Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of a five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 97(1):165-218. (Ref. 123774) FB-Distribution-69441 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-05-21 00:00:00 2021-05-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69441 Western Pacific: Australia. Ho, H.-C. and P. Last 2021 Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of a five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 97(1):165-218. (Ref. 123774) FB-Size-69441 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-05-21 00:00:00 2021-05-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69441 6.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 123774)) Ho, H.-C. and P. Last 2021 Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of a five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 97(1):165-218. (Ref. 123774) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69441 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-05-21 00:00:00 2021-05-21 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69441 demersal; marine; depth range 260 - 457 m (Ref. 123774) Ho, H.-C. and P. Last 2021 Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of a five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 97(1):165-218. (Ref. 123774)