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Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Halieutichthys: Greek, halieutis, halieutikos = fisher + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); bispinosus: The name refers to the well-developed inner and outer sphenotic tubercles, which is unique to species within complex..

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 100 - 400 m (Ref. 85070). Tropical

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Western Central Atlantic: southern coast of USA and throughout Gulf of Mexico.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85070)

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This species of the H. aculeatus complex is distinguished by having a relatively strong and sharp tubercles on dorsal part of body; both inner and outer sphenotic tubercles are well developed; a row of tubercles almost always present dorsal to orbit; trifid principal tubercles on disk margin with anterior spinelet enlarged; dense arrangement of tubercles on the tail (Ref. 85070).

Most specimens are taken less than 100 m (Ref. 85070).

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Ho, H.-C., P. Chakrabarty and J.S. Sparks, 2010. Review of the Halieutichthys aculeatus species complex (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of two new species. J. Fish Biol. 77(4):841-869. (Ref. 85070)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 September 2014

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 13.6 - 22.7, mean 19.3 °C (based on 46 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.00925 - 0.05675), b=2.94 (2.72 - 3.16), 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

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 77.4 [37.4, 165.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.668 [0.353, 1.213] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [15.9, 21.7] %; Omega3 = 0.154 [0.058, 0.403] g/100g; Selenium = 35.2 [14.8, 82.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 133 [34, 559] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.39 [0.87, 2.15] mg/100g (wet weight);

Halieutichthys bispinosus Ho, Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2010