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A new species of batfish Halieutaea dromedaria sp. n from the waters of Vietnam is described. It differs from other representatives of the genus by the presence of a pronounced transverse depression behind the head and an arched back behind it, the presence of a continuous cover of soft, wart-like tubercles containing one to three thin, bristle-like spines on the dorsal surface of the disc between the scute-like spines and on the ventral surface, and other features. The ontogenetic variability of H. fumosa is clarified: the presence of bristle-like spinules on the ventral surface of the disc is described for juveniles of this species for the first time. An identification key for species of the genus Halieutaea of fauna of Vietnam and the South China Sea is compiled. Species H. fitzsimonsi and H. indica are recorded for the fauna of Vietnam for the first time.
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Ho and Shao (2008) indicate that the ventral surface of the disc in this species can sometimes be completely naked, but such fish are not present in my sufficiently representative material of this species (36 specimens SL 30–90 mm) from The South China Sea and the Western Indian Ocean. If such variation does exist, then these specimens may be different from H. fitzsimonsi and H. fumosa based on other features listed in this thesis.
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The study of ichthyofauna of Vietnam was funded within the framework of the theme of government assignment no. 0109–2018–0076; the study of the taxonomy of the anglerfish, government assignment no. 0149–2018–0009. The study was written funded in part by the Russian Science Foundation, project NF no. 19–14–00026 (study of the ontogenetic variability of fishes).
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Prokofiev, A.M. New Species of Batfish from the Genus Halieutaea (Ogcocephalidae) from Vietnam. J. Ichthyol. 59, 827–833 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945219060134
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