First record of the batfish, Halieutopsis stellifera (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the eastern Indian Ocean

First record of the batfish, Halieutopsis stellifera (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the eastern Indian Ocean
RAJEESH KUMAR MELEPPURA, Vinu Jacob, Sherine Sonia Cubelio (Journal of the Fisheries Society of Taiwan- Jun 2013)
Abstract

Halieutopsis stellifera was previously reported only from the northern Celebes to the Philippine archipelago and OkinawaTrough. The present study reports Halieutopsis stellifera from the eastern Indian Ocean based on three specimens from Andaman waters (depth range 480 to 580 m).