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Malthopsis oculata Ho & Last, 2021 Bigeye triangular batfish |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.19 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 184 - 460 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-6. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D 4-6; pectoral-fin rays 10-13; rostrum pointed, needle-like, base small; subopercular buckler with few weakly-developed spinelets; small bucklers loosely covering posterior part of skull; orbit large (14.1%-16.8% SL); rostrum short (7.1%-11.2% SL), directed upward rather than forward; interorbital space is narrow (5.4%-7.1% SL); body covered with relatively sharp bucklers, in loose arrangement; interspaces between bucklers naked; OD/IO = 2.3-2.8, OD/RL = 1.3-2.1; anal fin not reaching caudal-fin base when fully appressed (based on short rostrum specimens only) (Ref. 123774). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||