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Class: Teleostei
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae Batfishes

Genus: Malthopsis

(See list of species below)


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22 species (see list below)
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Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Malthopsis annulifera Tanaka, 1908

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Malthopsis annulifera
[Ring triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
 
Malthopsis apis
[Apine triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Malthopsis arrietty Ho, 2020

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Malthopsis arrietty
[Short-horn triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Malthopsis asperata
[Roughspine triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
 
Malthopsis austrafricana
[Southern African triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Malthopsis bradburyae
[Bradbury’s triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
 
Malthopsis bulla
[Flatscale triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Malthopsis formosa
[Taiwanese triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-Pacifc
Max. Length 13.6 cm SL
Malthopsis gigas Ho & Shao, 2010

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Malthopsis gigas
[Giant triangular batfish]

Photo by Baldwin, C.C.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Malthopsis gnoma Bradbury, 1998

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Malthopsis gnoma
[Atlantic triangular batfish]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905

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Malthopsis jordani
[Jordan's triangular batfish]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.0 cm SL
Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka, 1916

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Malthopsis kobayashii
[Kobayashi's triangular batfish]

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Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Malthopsis lutea Alcock, 1891

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Malthopsis lutea
[Yellow triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
 
Malthopsis mcgroutheri
[McGrouther’s triangular batfish]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Malthopsis mitrigera Gilbert & Cramer, 1897

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Malthopsis mitrigera
[Two-spine triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Malthopsis oculata
[Bigeye triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Malthopsis parva
[Arrowhead triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Malthopsis provocator
[Prickle triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northeastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
Malthopsis retifera Ho, Prokofiev & Shao, 2009

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Malthopsis retifera
[Reticulate triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Malthopsis tetrabulla
[Queensland triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Malthopsis tiarella
[Spearnose seabat]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
Malthopsis velutina Ho, 2020

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Malthopsis velutina
[Polynesian triangular batfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Malthopsis annulifera Ring triangular batfish Western Pacific 9 SL 1908
Malthopsis apis Apine triangular batfish Western Pacific 6.0 SL 2021
Malthopsis arrietty Short-horn triangular batfish Western Pacific 5.4 SL 2020
Malthopsis asperata Roughspine triangular batfish Pacific Ocean 7.5 SL 2013
Malthopsis austrafricana Southern African triangular batfish Western Indian Ocean 8.4 SL 2013
Malthopsis bradburyae Bradbury’s triangular batfish Western Indian Ocean 7.2 SL 2013
Malthopsis bulla Flatscale triangular batfish Eastern Indian Ocean 8.7 SL 2021
Malthopsis formosa Taiwanese triangular batfish Northwest Pacific 5.1 SL 2019
Malthopsis gigas Giant triangular batfish Indo-Pacifc 13.6 SL 2010
Malthopsis gnoma Atlantic triangular batfish Western Central Atlantic 6.1 SL 1998
Malthopsis jordani Jordan's triangular batfish Eastern Pacific 11 SL 1905
Malthopsis kobayashii Kobayashi's triangular batfish Western Pacific 8.0 SL 1916
Malthopsis lutea Yellow triangular batfish Indian Ocean 10 TL 1891
Malthopsis mcgroutheri McGrouther’s triangular batfish Western Pacific 4.5 SL 2021
Malthopsis mitrigera Two-spine triangular batfish Indo-West Pacific 8 SL 1897
Malthopsis oculata Bigeye triangular batfish Eastern Indian Ocean 7.2 SL 2021
Malthopsis parva Arrowhead triangular batfish Western Pacific 5.1 SL 2013
Malthopsis provocator Prickle triangular batfish Southwestern Pacific 6.2 SL 1961
Malthopsis retifera Reticulate triangular batfish Northeastern Indian Ocean 6.0 SL 2009
Malthopsis tetrabulla Queensland triangular batfish Western Pacific 7.5 SL 2021
Malthopsis tiarella Spearnose seabat Northwestern Pacific 10.5 SL 1902
Malthopsis velutina Polynesian triangular batfish Eastern Central Pacific 5.7 SL 2020



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