Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 5. This species is distinguished by having a rounded body disc which is slightly wider than long; strongly pointed tubercles on dorsal surface and body margins; interspaces of entire body covered with tiny spinules; reddish body with short vermiculate pattern on dorsal surface (Ref. 92977).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Ogcocephalidae

Genus: Halieutaea

Species: Halieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797)

Climate Zone

Biology

Found in the shelf and shelf edge (Ref. 11230). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless