Halieutopsis tumifrons Garman, 1899
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 tumifrons, the truncate-snout deepsea batfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep-sea batfishes. This species is the type species of the genus Halieutopsis. It is a little known species only known from the two type specimens collected off the Galápagos Islands in 1890.
Wikipedia contributors, Halieutopsis tumifrons; 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 tumifrons Garman, 1899
- Name authority
- Garman, 1899
- 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 tumifrons Garman, 1899
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 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 |
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.
- Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. In: Reports on an Exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... By the U. S. Fish Commission Steamer “Albatross,” during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.27494 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:3JDKM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.