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Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) >
Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Malthopsis: Greek, malthe, es = a marine fish of soft flesh (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The type was taken by Mr Mansaku Kobayashi of Yokkaichi, Mya Prefecture. We have not been able to find further details about him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Tanaka.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino batidemersal. Subtropical; 30°N - 34°S, 113°E - 154°E
Western Pacific: off Japan, Taiwan, Philippines and Australia.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 86633)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 4 - 6; Radios blandos anales: 4. This species is characterized by the following: subopercular buckler dull, with few blunt spinelets at its tip; ventral surface is covered with minute prickles; pointed rostrum, directed rather forward than upward; principal bucklers on dorsal surface relatively small and flattened, interspace fully covered by small bucklers and prickles (Ref. 86633).
Body shape (shape guide): other (see remarks).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Ho, H.-H. and K.-T. Shao, 2010. Redescription of Malthopsis lutea Alcock, 1891 and resurrection of M. kobayashii Tanaka, 1916 (Lophiiformes: Lophiidae). Journal of the National Taiwan Museum 63(3):1-18. (Ref. 86633)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00541 - 0.04235), b=2.93 (2.68 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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