Roughspine Batfish

Malthopsis asperata Ho, Roberts & Shao 2013

Malthopsis asperata (Roughspine Batfish) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family batfishes. Individuals can grow to 6.5 cm.

EOL has data for 6 attributes, including:

body size
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_VT0100005
- Definition: The size of a multicellular organism
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6.54 cm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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New Caledonia
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/2139685
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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cave
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000067
- Definition: Naturally formed, subterranean open area or chamber.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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oceanic pelagic zone
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000033
- Definition: The oceanic epipelagic zone biome comprises the marine water column offshore, beyond a continental shelf.
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standard length
- URI: http://purl.org/obo/owlATOL_0001659
- Definition: length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the posterior end of the last vertebra or to the posterior end of the midlateral portion of the hypural plate. Simply put, this measurement excludes the length of the caudal fin
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6.5 cm
water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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240 m

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Roughspine batfish. View this species on GBIF