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Giant triangular batfish (Malthopsis gigas)
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Giant triangular batfish (Malthopsis gigas) specimen
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Ogcocephalidae

Giant triangular batfish

Malthopsis gigas

Conical Armor Carries a Spear Like Snout

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Other
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Giant triangular batfish is a marine fish from Indo-Pacifc. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 13.6 cm.

Maximum length
13.6 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
other
Distribution
Indo-Pacifc: Madagascar and Somalia to French Polynesia; north to Japan, south to New Zealand.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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