Halieutaea

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Paracanthopterygii
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei
Superfamilia: Ogcocephaloidea
Familia: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Halieutaea
Species: H. brevicauda - H. coccinea - H. fitzsimonsi - H. fumosa - H. hancocki - H. indica - H. nigra - H. retifera - H. stellata

Name

Halieutaea Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837

Gender: feminine

Type species: Halieutaea stellata Valenciennes, 1837 , by monotypy.

Synonyms

* Astrocanthus Swainson, 1839

Note

Many species poorly understood; genus greatly in need of revision (Bradbury, 2003).

References

* Cuvier, G. & A. Valenciennes (1837) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome douzième. Suite du livre quatorzième. Gobioïdes. Livre quinzième. Acanthoptérygiens à pectorales pédiculées. Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 12: i-xxiv + 1-507 + 1 p., Pls. 344-368.
* Bradbury, Margaret G. (2003) Family Ogcocephalidae Jordan 1895: batfishes. Annotated Checklists of Fishes, no. 17. 1-17. PDF

Links

* Halieutaea Report on ITIS