Species Malthopsis gigas Ho & Shao, 2010
Giant Triangular Batfish
Compiler and date details
5 July 2011 - Dianne J. Bray
- Malthopsis gigas Ho, H.-C. & K.-T. Shao 2010. A review of Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905, with description of a new batfish from the Indo-Pacific Ocean (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science A 4: 9-19 [13, figs. 2B, 3B, 3D, 4B, 4C, 5].
Type data:
Holotype ASIZP 63084, Tashi fish market, Yilan, northeastern Taiwan, 210-340 m. [24°48'N, 122°25.2'E].
Paratype(s) BSKU 48157; BSKU 48189; BSKU 48190; BSKU 59220; BSKU 64487; BSKU 68235; FAKU P1629; FAKU P4152; FAKU P4154; FAKU 19062; FAKU 20513; FAKU 20514; FAKU 23827; FAKU 23829; FAKU KP 33; FAKU KP 88; FUMT P1329; FUMT P2881; FUMT P3696; FUMT P4730; FUMT P4875; FUMT P7204; FUMT P 12485; FUMT P 81362; ZIUT 44910; ZIUT 54659; FAKU 76182; ASIZP 58056; ASIZP 64578; ASIZP 64594; ASIZP 56025; ASIZP 62595; ASIZP 64577; ASIZP 64584; ASIZP 64595; ASIZP 64596; ASIZP 65124; ASIZP 65891; TFRI 0671 3 specimens; MHNM 2005-1786; CAS 42754; MNHN 1997-4056; MNHN 1997-4096; MNHN 2000-0333 3 specimens; MNHN 2003-1545 2 specimens; MNHN 2004-2239; MNHN 2004-2497; MNHN 2004-2774; NMNZ 29021; MNHN 2002-3102 2 specimens; MNHN 2008-1214; MNHN 2000-4522 7 specimens; MNHN 2000-5509 3 specimens; MNHN 2002-2999; MNHN 2003-0975 4 specimens; MNHN 2003-1247; MNHN 2008-1215 2 specimens; NMNZ 38377; AM I.15551-007; AM I.19083-001; AM I.41126-001; AM I.22825-005 2 specimens; AM I.22821-024 2 specimens; CSIRO H.2090-1; CSIRO H.2090-2; CSIRO CA4491; CSIRO H.2116-4; NMV A.29733-004; NTM S.14368-015; WAM P. 28075.012; WAM P. 28272.003; CAS 39632; CAS 39633; MNHN 1986-0078; MNHN 1986-0109; MNHN 1986-0110; MNHN 1986-0114; MNHN 1986-0115.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East of Dunk Island, QLD (18°S) to off Picnic Point Beach, NSW (36°36'S) and off Rowley Shoals (17°37'S) to north of Melville Island, NT (130°E), and south of Lord Howe Island (just south of AUS EEZ), south of Norfolk Island; tropical, temperate, Indo-West Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Transition (3)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
143-405 m.
Common Name References
Ho, H.-C. & K.-T. Shao 2010. A review of Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905, with description of a new batfish from the Indo-Pacific Ocean (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science A 4: 9-19 [13] (Giant Triangular Batfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOPHIIFORMES | 12-Sep-2011 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |