Halicmetus
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| Genus: | Halicmetus Alcock, 1891
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Halicmetus is a fish genus in the family Ogcocephalidae. This genus of ray-finned fish has a uniform gray to black color. Halicmetus have a max length of 8.7 centimeters and live in marine bathydemersal from 280-1000 meters deep and can be found in the Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, and eastern Australia.[1]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2]
- Halicmetus niger H. C. Ho, Endo & Sakamaki, 2008
- Halicmetus reticulatus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (Marbled seabat)
- Halicmetus ruber Alcock, 1891
References
- ^ "Halicmetus niger". fishbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Halicmetus". FishBase. April 2012 version.
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