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Halieutichthys intermedius Ho, Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2010 |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.14 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 366 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: USA, Gulf of Mexico. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species of the H. aculeatus complex is distinguished by the presence of uniformly blunt tubercles; tubercles almost always absent dorsal to orbit; both inner and outer sphenotic tubercles are strongly reduced; principal tubercles of disk margin blunt with spinelets generally reduced in degree of development (Ref. 85070). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 August 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||