Halieutopsis stellifera (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
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 stellifera, the starry deepsea batfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Wikipedia contributors, Halieutopsis stellifera; 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 stellifera (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
- Name authority
- (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
- 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 stellifera (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
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 nudiventer (Lloyd, 1909) | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 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 stellifer Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 | 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=278807 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:3JDKL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.