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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae Batfishes

Genus: Malthopsis

(See list of species below)


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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Malthopsis annulifera Tanaka, 1908

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Malthopsis annulifera
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Malthopsis asperata
[Roughspine batfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
 
Malthopsis austrafricana
[Southern African triangular batfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Malthopsis bradburyae
[Bradbury’s triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-Pacifc
Max. Length 13.6 cm SL
Malthopsis gigas Ho & Shao, 2010

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Malthopsis gigas
[Giant triangular batfish]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Malthopsis gnoma
[]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905

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Malthopsis jordani
[]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.0 cm SL
Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka, 1916

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Malthopsis kobayashii
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Malthopsis lutea Alcock, 1891

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Malthopsis lutea
[Longnose seabat]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Malthopsis mitrigera Gilbert & Cramer, 1897

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Malthopsis mitrigera
[Twospine batfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Malthopsis parva
[Arrowhead batfish]

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Northeastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
Malthopsis retifera Ho, Prokofiev & Shao, 2009

Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Malthopsis retifera
[Reticulate triangular batfish]
No picture found
Northwestern Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Malthopsis tiarella
[Spearnose seabat]
13 Species of Family Ogcocephalidae with Genus Malthopsis
(Batfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1908 Malthopsis annulifera Western Pacific 9 SL
2013 Malthopsis asperata Roughspine batfish Western Pacific 6.5 SL
2013 Malthopsis austrafricana Southern African triangular batfish Western Indian Ocean 8.4 SL
2013 Malthopsis bradburyae Bradbury’s triangular batfish Western Indian Ocean 7.2 SL
2010 Malthopsis gigas Giant triangular batfish Indo-Pacifc 13.6 SL
1998 Malthopsis gnoma Western Central Atlantic 6.1 SL
1905 Malthopsis jordani Eastern Pacific 11 SL
1916 Malthopsis kobayashii Western Pacific 8.0 SL
1891 Malthopsis lutea Longnose seabat Indian Ocean 10 TL
1897 Malthopsis mitrigera Twospine batfish Indo-West Pacific 8 SL
2013 Malthopsis parva Arrowhead batfish Western Pacific 5.1 SL
2009 Malthopsis retifera Reticulate triangular batfish Northeastern Indian Ocean 6.0 SL
1902 Malthopsis tiarella Spearnose seabat Northwestern Pacific 10.5 SL



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