| Citation | Ho, H.-C., 2021, Taxonomy and distribution of the deep-sea batfish genus Halieutopsis (Teleostei: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of five new species.. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 10(1):34. |
| Ref. | Ho, H.-C., 2021 |
| Page | 50;fig.31-33;tab.1-2,9;key |
| Named Used as Valid | Halieutopsis simula |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Philippines, south of Luzon, off Malavatuan Island, USNM 70274. |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific: NW Australia and Indonesia to off Taiwan, and the Philippines. and NW Australia; 430-612 m. |
| Quote | Fluffy-esca deepsea batfish; |