Halieutopsis taiwanea

Halieutopsis taiwanea is separable from other species in the genus Halieutopsus by having a face that is strongly upturned with a very short, upwardly-directed rostrum over a small mouth and jaw. The most similar species is H. ingerorum from which it is distinguished by its relatively smaller skull, comparatively shorter disk margin, smaller mouth, upper jaw length and its relatively longer tail (44.6–50.1% SL). It also differs in some measurements including the length from the tip of the snout to the origin of the dorsal fin and from the tip of the upper jaw to the anus. The three specimens collected varied in standard length between 67.5 and 78.3 mm (2.66 and 3.08 in).

Halieutopsis taiwanea is known only from the three specimens collected off northeastern Taiwan at depths between2,246 and 2,356 m (7,369 and 7,730 ft).

== References ==

Halieutopsis taiwanea has the genus name Halieutopsis which suffixes opsis, meaning "looking like" to halieut which is derived from halieutaea, Greek for an "angler" or "fisherman". This name is a reference to this genus' resemblance to the genus Halieutaea. The specific name taiwanea refers to the type locality being off Taiwan.