Halieutopsis ingerorum
| Halieutopsis ingerorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Halieutopsis |
| Species: | H. ingerorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Halieutopsis ingerorum Bradbury, 1988
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Halieutopsis ingerorum, also known as Ingers' deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.[1]
It is found in the Western Indian Ocean in the vicinity of the Mozambique Channel and also in the Northwest Pacific around Taiwan.
This species reaches a length of 4.4 cm (1.7 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Robert F. Inger.
References
- ^ Bradbury, M.G., 1988. Rare fishes of the deep-sea genus Halieutopsis: a review with descriptions of four new species (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Fieldiana 44:1-22.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halieutopsis ingerorum". FishBase. February 2015 version.
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