Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of five new species
by Hsuan-Ching Ho, Peter Last

Ho and Last have conducted a taxonomic review of the batfish genus Malthopsis in Australian waters. Their study revealed 11 batfish species, with an additional five species new to science. Pictured is the paratype of Malthopsis mcgroutheri, one of the newly described species, stained with alizarin red.

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