Halieutopsis nudiventer (Lloyd, 1909)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Halieutopsis nudiventer, the naked-belly deepsea batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. It was originally found in the eastern Indian Ocean around the Bay of Bengal, but is now known to have a wider distribution in the Indo-Pacific.
Wikipedia contributors, Halieutopsis nudiventer; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:42:45.016242+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Halieutopsis nudiventer (Lloyd, 1909)
- Name authority
- (Lloyd, 1909)
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderLophiiformes
- suborderOgcocephaloidei
- familyOgcocephalidae Gill, 1893
- genusHalieutopsis Garman, 1899
- speciesHalieutopsis nudiventer (Lloyd, 1909)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Halieutopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Halieutopsis simula (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutopsis tumifrons Garman, 1899 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutopsis murrayi Ho, 2021 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutopsis okamurai Ho, 2021 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutopsis taiwanea Ho, 2021 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutopsis bathyoreos Bradbury, 1988 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutopsis galatea Bradbury, 1988 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutopsis ingerorum Bradbury, 1988 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutopsis stellifera (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutopsis vermicularis Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dibranchus nudiventer Lloyd, 1909 Lloyd, 1909 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1043441 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:3JDKJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.