TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Lophiiformes
Family Ogcocephalidae
Genus Halieutaea
Halieutaea fitzsimonsi (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1916)

Provider:

Hsuan-Ching Ho

Synonyms：

Halieutaea liogaster, Halieutichthys fitzsimonsi

Citation:

Character:

Dorsal fin rays 5; pectoral fin rays 14-15; anal fin rays 4; pelvic fin rays 5; caudal fin rays 9. Body depressed with a broad circular disk and a tail shorter than disk; disk distinctly convex in front; mouth large, anteriorly to head; rostrum not project over front of disk, esca visible from above; esca with two ventral lobes not well-separated and a dorsal flap, thin fringe present on entire ventral edge of esca; gill 2 1/2; dorsal surface covered with sharp and simple spines, most have more four roots; disk edge including tail spines divided into 3-5 sharp point; skin naked, entire body without any dermal spinules between tubercles; body reddish in color, pectoral, dorsal, and caudal fin usually with black edge; dorsal surface cover with a pair of black ring. It appears a large size batfishes up to 30 cm in SL.

Habitat:

Habits in the marine bathydemersal. They are awkward, walking on the bottom on their large armlike pectoral fins and smaller pelvic fins.

Distribution:

Widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. It is a very common species around Taiwan.

Utility:

No commercial value.

Name Code:

381165

IUCN Red List:LC

Marine