Halicmetus

Halicmetus is a fish genus in the family Ogcocephalidae. This genus of ray-finned fish has a uniform gray to black color. Halicmetus have a max length of 8.7 centimeters and live in marine bathydemersal from 280–1000 meters deep and can be found in the Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, and eastern Australia.[1]

Halicmetus
Halicieus ruber
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Halicmetus
Alcock, 1891

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Halicmetus niger H. C. Ho, Endo & Sakamaki, 2008
  • Halicmetus reticulatus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (Marbled seabat)
  • Halicmetus ruber Alcock, 1891

References

  1. "Halicmetus niger". fishbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Halicmetus in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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