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Malthopsis parva Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 Arrowhead triangular batfish |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.11 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 420 - 1156 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: seamounts and oceanic ridges north of New Zealand and south of New Caledonia | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6. This species is distinguished by the following characters: ventral surface fully naked and interspaces of principal bucklers on dorsal surface lacking dermal spinules: D 5-6 (mainly 6); pectoral-fin rays 13; blunt subopercular buckler with a stout anterior-directed spinelet usually present; rostral spine directed rather more upward than forward; relatively few and loosely arranged bucklers; all bucklers are blunt; appressed anal fin reaching caudal fin base; it is the smallest species of the genus reaching 51.1 mm SL in adults (Ref. 92977). | |||
| Biology: | Maximum depth from Ref. 106682. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||