Halieutichthys bispinosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ogcocephalioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Lophiiformes Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei Superfamilia: Ogcocephalioidea

Familia: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Halieutichthys
Species: Halieutichthys bispinosus

Name

• Halieutichthys bispinosus H.-C. Ho, P. Chakrabarty & J. S. Sparks, 2010

• Type locality: 27◦24'11"N, 84◦07'11"W, off Florida, U.S.A., Gulf of Mexico.

• Diagnosis. A member of the H. aculeatus complex distinguished by possession of relatively strong and sharp tubercles on dorsal part of body; both inner and outer sphenotic tubercles well developed; a row of tubercles almost always present dorsal to orbit; trifid principal tubercles on disk margin with anterior spinelet enlarged; and dense arrangement of tubercles on the tail. A relatively large species with adult body size usually exceeding 60 mm LS.

• Distribution. Widespread along Atlantic coast of the southern U.S.A. and throughout Gulf of Mexico [Fig. 7(b)]. Specimens collected at depths extending from shoreline to 400 m, with most individuals taken from <100 meters.

• Etymology. The specific epithet, bispinosus, refers to the well-developed inner and outer sphenotic tubercles, which is unique to species within complex.

Primary references

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. Journal of Fish Biology v. 77 (no. 4): 841-869.