Malthopsis bradburyae Ho, 2013
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
Malthopsis bradburyae, Bradbury's triangular batfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep-sea batfishes. This little known species is found in the western Indian Ocean off Tanzania and is named in honour of the American ichthyologist Margaret G. Bradbury.
Wikipedia contributors, Malthopsis bradburyae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:07:34.362370+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Malthopsis bradburyae Ho, 2013
- Name authority
- Ho, 2013
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Ogcocephalidae
- Genus
- Malthopsis
- 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
- genusMalthopsis Alcock, 1891
- speciesMalthopsis bradburyae Ho, 2013
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Malthopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Malthopsis asperata Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis austrafricana Ho, 2013 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis gigas Ho & Shao, 2010 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka, 1916 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis parva Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis formosa Ho & Koeda, 2019 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis apis Ho & Last, 2021 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis tetrabulla Ho & Last, 2021 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis provocator Whitley, 1961 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis annulifera Tanaka, 1908 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis gnoma Bradbury, 1998 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905 | 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.
- Ho, H.-C. (2013). Two new species of the batfish genus Malthopsis (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 3716. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3716.2.9 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:3XQSY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.