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Halieutopsis galatea Bradbury, 1988

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Halieutopsis galatea Bradbury, 1988
Name authority
Bradbury, 1988
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Lophiiformes
Family
Ogcocephalidae
Genus
Halieutopsis
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderLophiiformes
  11. suborderOgcocephaloidei
  12. familyOgcocephalidae Gill, 1893
  13. genusHalieutopsis Garman, 1899
  14. speciesHalieutopsis galatea Bradbury, 1988

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Halieutopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Halieutopsis nudiventer (Lloyd, 1909)OgcocephalidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Halieutopsis simula (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)OgcocephalidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Halieutopsis tumifrons Garman, 1899OgcocephalidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Halieutopsis murrayi Ho, 2021OgcocephalidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Halieutopsis okamurai Ho, 2021OgcocephalidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Halieutopsis taiwanea Ho, 2021OgcocephalidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Halieutopsis bathyoreos Bradbury, 1988OgcocephalidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Halieutopsis ingerorum Bradbury, 1988OgcocephalidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Halieutopsis stellifera (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)OgcocephalidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Halieutopsis vermicularis Smith & Radcliffe, 1912OgcocephalidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 82 records assigned to Ogcocephalidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Bradbury, M. G. (1988). Rare fishes of the deep-sea genus Halieutopsis: a review with descriptions of four new species (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Fieldiana, 44: 1–22. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.3044 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3JDKC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.