Common names:
Short-horn triangular batfish
Occurrence:
endemic
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
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Aquaculture:
never/rarely
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Regulations:
no regulations
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Type locality of Malthopsis arrietty, southern Luzn, off Batangas, Balayan Bay, most probably endemic. Known from southern Luzon, Sibuyan Sea, Panay I. to northern Mindanao (Ref. 124115).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Ho, H.-C., 2020
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Malthopsis:Greek, malthe, es = a marine fish of soft flesh (Ref. 45335); arrietty:Named after the miniature character of the Japanese animated fantasy film 'Arrietty the Borrower' (Japan) or 'The Secret World of Arrietty' (North America), referring to the miniature size of the species; noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 234 - 777 m (Ref. 124115), usually 234 - 543 m (Ref. 124115). Tropical
Distribution
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