Malthopsis

Malthopsis is a genus of batfishes with a wide distribution in the world's oceans. In 2021, five new species were described from Australia and M. provocator was resurrected from synonymy with M. lutea.[1]

Malthopsis
Malthopsis gnoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Malthopsis
Alcock, 1891
Type species
Malthopsis luteus
Alcock, 1891

Species

There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Malthopsis annulifera Tanaka (I), 1908
  • Malthopsis apis H.-C. Ho & Last, 2021
  • Malthopsis arrietty H.-C. Ho, 2020
  • Malthopsis asperata H.-C. Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 (Roughspine batfish)[2]
  • Malthopsis austrafricana H.-C. Ho, 2013 (Southern African triangular batfish)[3]
  • Malthopsis bradburyae H.-C. Ho, 2013 (Bradbury's triangular batfish)[3]
  • Malthopsis bulla H.-C. Ho & Last, 2021
  • Malthopsis formosa H.-C. Ho & Koeda, 2019
  • Malthopsis gigas H.-C. Ho & Shao, 2010 (Giant triangular batfish)
  • Malthopsis gnoma Bradbury, 1998
  • Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905
  • Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka (I), 1916
  • Malthopsis lutea Alcock, 1891 (Longnose seabat)
  • Malthopsis mcgroutheri H.-C. Ho & Last, 2021
  • Malthopsis mitrigera Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 (Twospine batfish)
  • Malthopsis oculata H.-C. Ho & Last, 2021
  • Malthopsis parva H.-C. Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 (Arrowhead batfish)[2]
  • Malthopsis provocator Whitley, 1961 (Longnose seabat)
  • Malthopsis retifera H.-C. Ho, Prokofiev & Shao, 2009 (Reticulate triangular batfish)
  • Malthopsis tetrabulla H.-C. Ho & Last, 2021
  • Malthopsis tiarella Jordan, 1902 (Spearnose seabat)
  • Malthopsis velutina H.-C. Ho, 2020

References
  1. Ho, Hsuan-Ching; Last, Peter (2021-01-01). "Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of five new species". Bulletin of Marine Science. 97 (1): 165–218. doi:10.5343/bms.2020.0037.
  2. Ho, H.-C.; Roberts, C.D.; Shao, K.-T. (2013). "Revision of batfishes (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) of New Zealand and adjacent waters, with description of two new species of the genus Malthopsis". Zootaxa. 3626: 188–200. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3626.1.8. PMID 26176132.
  3. Ho, H.-C. (2013). "Two new species of the batfish genus Malthopsis (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the Western Indian Ocean". Zootaxa. 3716: 289–300. doi:10.1080/00222939109460385. PMID 26106777.


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