Scientific Name	Halieutopsis simula			by: Kwang-Tsao Shao
Author	(Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)	Depth	448 - 512M
Chinese	準擬棘茄魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蝙蝠魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F233　Ogcocephalidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	準擬棘茄魚
Max Length	8 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	棘茄魚
Distribution in World	Taiwan to South China Sea	Distribution in Taiwan	Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Deep Sea	Holotype Locality	Near Malavatuan Island, southern Luzon Island, 13°48'30"N, 120°28'40"E, Philippines, depth 280 fathoms
Synonyms	Dibranchus infranudus, Dibranchus simulus
Reference	Ho, H. C. & K. T. Shao, 2008. The batfishes (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) of Taiwan, with descriptions of eight new records. Journal of the Fisheries Society of Taiwan, 35(4), 289-310.
Specimen List	ASIZP0057202.
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Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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