Records of Halieutichthys aculeatus complex (Ogcocephalidae, Lophiiformes)

Hsuan-ching Ho

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02716.x

Records of Halieutichthys aculeatus complex (Ogcocephalidae, Lophiiformes)

Citation

Ho H, Liu J (2020). Records of Halieutichthys aculeatus complex (Ogcocephalidae, Lophiiformes). Version 1.8. Ministry of Science and Techonology. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02716.x accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-01-16.

Description

The Halieutichthys aculeatus species complex is reviewed. Members of this clade are distinguished by the presence of tubercles on the tail and a reticulate dorsal pigmentation pattern. Three species are recognized, including two species new to science. A neotype is chosen for H. aculeatus. Halieutichthys bispinosus n. sp. is characterized by having relatively strong tubercles on the dorsal surface, a row of tubercles almost always present dorsal to the orbit, both sphenotic tubercles well developed and sharp, trifid principal tubercles on the disk margin with anterior spinelet enlarged, dense arrangement of tubercles on the tail and a comparatively large adult body size. Halieutichthys intermedius n. sp. can be distinguished from congeners by having both sphenotic tubercles strongly reduced, the tubercles almost always absent dorsal to the orbit, principal tubercles on the disk margin uniformly short and blunt tubercles, with all spinelets generally reduced.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Animalia
rank: kingdom

Geographic Coverages

The geographic range where all specimens were sampled are mainly from Gulf of Mexico and western coast of US, western central Atlantic Ocean, with one except of a juvenile specimen collected from Caribbean Sea.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Hsuan-ching Ho
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position: Associate Researcher
National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium
2 Houwan Road, Checheng
Pingtung
94450
TW
email: ogcoho@gmail.com

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Hsuan-ching Ho
author
position: Associate Researcher
National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium
2 Houwan Road, Checheng
Pingtung
94450
TW
email: ogcoho@gmail.com

Hsuan-ching Ho
administrative point of contact
position: Associate Researcher
National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium
2 Houwan Road, Checheng
Pingtung
94450
TW
email: ogcoho@gmail.com