Scientific Name	Halicmetus niger			by: Hsuan-Ching Ho
Author	Ho, Endo & Sakamaki, 2008	Depth	280 - 1000M
Chinese	黑牙棘茄魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蝙蝠魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F233　Ogcocephalidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	黑牙棘茄魚
Max Length	8.7 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	黑棘茄魚、棘茄魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos	Holotype Locality	Central Tosa Bay, off Kochi, Shikoku Island, Japan, depth about 500 meters
Synonyms	Halicmetus nigra
Reference	Ho, H.-C. , H. Endo, and K. Sakamaki. 2008. A new species of Halicmetus (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the western Pacific, with comments on congeners. Zoological Studies v. 47 (no. 6): 767-773.
Specimen List	ASIZP0064421Paratype. ASIZP0064601Paratype. ASIZP0064603Paratype. ASIZP0064604Paratype. ASIZP0073930. ASIZP0080598.
Common Name	Black batfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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