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; 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: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  Type locality, off Sombrero Is., USNM 70271 (holotype of Halicmetus reticulatus) (Ref. 84011).

 Entered by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 12.03.93
 Modified by: Ortañez, Auda Kareen - 10.09.08

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