Halicmetus reticulatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Marbled seabat
Halicmetus reticulatus
photo by Ho, H.-C.

Family:  Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Max. size:  9 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 291 - 500 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Tosa Bay, the Kumanonada Sea, and the Philippines; Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality, off Sombrero Is., USNM 70271 (holotype of Halicmetus reticulatus) (Ref. 84011).


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