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Halicmetus

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Lophiiformes

Rank
  
Genus

Halicmetus

Similar
  
Zalieutes, Dibranchus, Malthopsis, Halieutaea

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.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

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

    Halicmetus Wikipedia


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