Species Halicmetus reticulatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Reticulated Shortnose Seabat
- Halicmetus reticulatus Radcliffe, L. 1912. New pediculate fishes from the Philippine Islands and contiguous waters. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 42(1896): 199-214 figs 1-3 pls 16-27 [208, pls 20(2), 21(2)].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 70271, off Sombrero Island, southern Luzon Island, Philippines [13°48´45"N, 120°41´51"E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North of Port Hedland (18°12’S, 118°14’E,) WA, based on a specimen in the CSIRO, and possibly off Cartier Reef, Timor Sea, records of this species from the east coast of Australia are probably based on H. marmoratus, often treated as a junior synonym of H. reticulatus (see Ho & Last 2018); tropical, east Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
General References
Bradbury, M.G. 2003. Family Ogcocephalidae Jordan 1895 -- batfishes. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 17: 1-17 [4]
Common Name References
Ho, H-C & Last, P.R. 2018. Review of the batfish genus Halicmetus Alcock, 1891 from Australian waters, with descriptions of two new species (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Zootaxa 4508(2): 179-196 [193] (Reticulated Shortnose Seabat)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | Halicmetus Alcock, 1891 | 13-Nov-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 15-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |