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Halicmetus odysseus Prokofiev, 2020

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: odysseus: Named for the vessel R/V Odissey; noun in apposition..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 680 - 750 m (Ref. 123832). Deep-water

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Western Central Pacific: South China Sea.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123832)

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This species is without any body pigmentation in preserved specimens; with brownish peritoneum bearing rare large black melanophores; no bucklers (even small ones) on the dorsal (beyond the boundaries of the neurocranium) and ventral surfaces of the disc; with low blunted apices of bucklers along the edge of the disc and in the caudal region; acicular spines are with narrow bases with one or two points; with a notched upper edge of the illicial cavity, not projecting forward in profile; a short (about half the horizontal eye diameter) subopercular spine; moderate eye (7.5% SL) and a narrow interorbital space (5.6% SL); caudal section of the body constituting 42.5% SL; D without rays (Ref. 123832).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Prokofiev, A.M., 2020. A new species of batfish of the genus Halicmetus from Vietnam and new norphological data for H. ruber (Ogcocephalidae). J. Ichthyol. 60(6):828-838. (Ref. 123832)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00517 - 0.04233), b=2.93 (2.69 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).