Minipizza batfish
📖 Overview
Minipizza batfish (Halieutaea stellata), first described by Vahl, 1797 is a medium-sized fish in the family Ogcocephalidae (order Lophiiformes). Adults typically reach 30.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 50 to 400 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 5. This species is distinguished by having a rounded body disc which is slightly wider than long; strongly pointed tubercles on dorsal surface and body margins; interspaces of entire body covered with tiny spinules; reddish body with short vermiculate pattern on dorsal surface .Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Minipizza batfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 400 m . Tropical West Pacific: widespread with confirmed range from Western Australia to French Polynesia and from southern Japan to northern New Zealand.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Batfish · Minipizza Batfish · Round Batfish · Starry Seabat · Starry handfish · stellate seabat |
| 🌍CES | chřestivec hvězdnatý |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | アカグツ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-morcego-estrelado |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Красная рыба лопата · Красная рыба-лопата · звездчатый дисковый нетопырь |
| 🌍THA | ปลากบหนามลายดาว |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 棘茄魚 · 死囝仔魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halieutaea maoria | Powell | 1937 | Synonym |
| Halieutaea maorias | Powell | 1937 | Synonym |
| Halieutaea stallata | Vahl | 1797 | Synonym |
| Halieutea stellatus | Vahl | 1797 | Synonym |
| Lophius stellatus | Vahl | 1797 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 4 records indexed .
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