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Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Malthopsis: Greek, malthe, es = a marine fish of soft flesh (Ref. 45335); mcgroutheri: Named for Mark McGrouther, former collection manager of the Australian Museum, Sydney..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 215 - 275 m (Ref. 123774). Subtropical
Western Pacific: Australia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 123774)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 5 - 6. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D 5-6; pectoral-fin rays 11-12; dorsal surface scattered with relatively stout bucklers, skin rough with prominent spinelets; rostral spine is pointed, directly more upward than forward; skin above eye with many small spiny bucklers; bucklers on posterior part of skull are small; ventral surface covered with
small bucklers and fine tubercles; subopercular buckler with small spinelets along its margin, none directed forward; rostral spine long, 8.1%-11.1% SL; orbit large 12.5%-14.2% SL; interorbital space narrow, 5.1%-7.1% SL; OD/IO = 1.8-2.7, OD/RL = 1.3-1.7; anal fin just reaching base of caudal fin when appressed (Ref. 123774).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Ho, H.-C. and P. Last, 2021. Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of a five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 97(1):165-218. (Ref. 123774)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).