Malthopsis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei
Superfamilia: Ogcocephalioidea

Familia: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Malthopsis
Species (22):
M. annulifera – Tanaka, 1908;
M. apis – Ho & Last, 2021;
M. arrietty – Ho, 2020;
M. asparata – Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013;
M. austrafricana – Ho, 2013;
M. bradburyae – Ho, 2013;
M. bulla – Ho & Last, 2021;
M. formosa – Ho & Koeda, 2019;
M. gigas – Ho & Shao, 2010;
M. gnoma – Bradbury, 1998;
M. jordani – Gilbert, 1905;
M. kobayashii – Tanaka, 1916;
M. lutea – Alcock, 1891;
M. mcgroutheri – Ho & Last, 2021;
M. mitrigera – Gilbert & Cramer, 1897;
M. oculata – Ho & Last, 2021;
M. parva – Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013;
M. provocator – Whitley, 1961;
M. retifera – Ho, Prokofiev & Shao, 2009;
M. tetrabulla – Ho & Last, 2021;
M. tiarella – Jordan, 1902;
M. velutina – Ho, 2020

[source: WoRMS

In synonymy (2): M. ocellata – M. triangularis
Name

Malthopsis Alcock, 1891
Gender: [feminine]
Type species: Malthopsis lutea Alcock, 1891
Fixation: monotypy

Primary references

Alcock, A.W. 1891: Class Pisces. In: II.--Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding.--Series II., No. 1. On the results of deep-sea dredging during the season 1890-91. Annals and magazine of natural history (6), 8(43/44): 16–34 (1 July); 119-138 (1 Aug.), Pls. 7-8.

References

Ochiai, A. and F. Mitani. 1956. A revision of the pediculate fishes of the genus Malthopsis found in the waters of Japan (Family Ogcocephalidae). Pacific Science v. 10: 271-285.
Bradbury, Margaret G. (2003) Family Ogcocephalidae Jordan 1895: batfishes. Annotated Checklists of Fishes, no. 17. 1-17. PDF
Ho, H.-C., A. M. Prokofiev and K.-T. Shao. 2009. A new species of the batfish genus Malthopsis (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zoological Studies v. 48 (no. 3): 394-401.
Ho, H.-C. and K.-T. Shao. 2010. A review of Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905, with description of a new batfish from the Indo-Pacific Ocean (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ser. A) Supplement No. 4: 9-19.
Ho, H.-C. and K.-T. Shao. 2010. Redescription of Malthopsis lutea Alcock, 1891 and resurrection of M. kobayashi Tanaka, 1916 (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Journal of the National Taiwan Museum v. 63 (no. 3): 1-18.
Ho, H.-C., C. D. Roberts and K.-T. Shao. 2013. Revision of batfishes (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) of New Zealand and adjacent waters, with description of two new species of the genus Malthopsis. Zootaxa 3626 (no. 1): 188-200.
Ho, H.-C. 2013. Two new species of the batfish genus Malthopsis (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3716 (no. 2): 289-300.
Ho, H.-C. and K. Koeda. 2019. A new Malthopsis batfish from Taiwan, with comments on Malthopsis tiarella Jordan, 1902 (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Zootaxa 4702 (no. 1): 73-86.
Ho, H.-C. 2020. Two new deep-water batfish of the genus Malthopsis from the Pacific Ocean (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 68: 859-869.
Ho, H.-C. and P. R. Last. 2021. Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of five new species. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 97 (no. 1): 165-218.

Links

Malthopsis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Malthopsis is a genus of batfishes with a wide distribution in the world's oceans. In 2021, five new species were described from Australia and M. provocator was resurrected from synonymy with M. lutea.[1]
Species

There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:[1]

Malthopsis annulifera Tanaka (I), 1908
Malthopsis apis H.-C. Ho & Last, 2021
Malthopsis arrietty H.-C. Ho, 2020
Malthopsis asperata H.-C. Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 (Roughspine batfish)[2]
Malthopsis austrafricana H.-C. Ho, 2013 (Southern African triangular batfish)[3]
Malthopsis bradburyae H.-C. Ho, 2013 (Bradbury's triangular batfish)[3]
Malthopsis bulla H.-C. Ho & Last, 2021
Malthopsis formosa H.-C. Ho & Koeda, 2019
Malthopsis gigas H.-C. Ho & Shao, 2010 (Giant triangular batfish)
Malthopsis gnoma Bradbury, 1998
Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905
Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka (I), 1916
Malthopsis lutea Alcock, 1891 (Longnose seabat)
Malthopsis mcgroutheri H.-C. Ho & Last, 2021
Malthopsis mitrigera Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 (Twospine batfish)
Malthopsis oculata H.-C. Ho & Last, 2021
Malthopsis parva H.-C. Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 (Arrowhead batfish)[2]
Malthopsis provocator Whitley, 1961 (Longnose seabat)
Malthopsis retifera H.-C. Ho, Prokofiev & Shao, 2009 (Reticulate triangular batfish)
Malthopsis tetrabulla H.-C. Ho & Last, 2021
Malthopsis tiarella Jordan, 1902 (Spearnose seabat)
Malthopsis velutina H.-C. Ho, 2020

References

Ho, Hsuan-Ching; Last, Peter (2021-01-01). "Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of five new species". Bulletin of Marine Science. 97 (1): 165–218. doi:10.5343/bms.2020.0037. S2CID 226454247.
Ho, H.-C.; Roberts, C.D.; Shao, K.-T. (2013). "Revision of batfishes (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) of New Zealand and adjacent waters, with description of two new species of the genus Malthopsis". Zootaxa. 3626: 188–200. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3626.1.8. PMID 26176132.
Ho, H.-C. (2013). "Two new species of the batfish genus Malthopsis (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the Western Indian Ocean". Zootaxa. 3716: 289–300. doi:10.1080/00222939109460385. PMID 26106777.