Haplostylus indicus

29. Haplostylus indicus (Hansen, 1910) Gastrosaccus indicus Hansen, 1910 Indonesia records: Sailus Kecil Islands, Tampaang, between Bahuluang and Tambolongan, Selayar Islands (Flores Sea), Siau Island (Maluku Sea), southwest of Gebe Island (Halmahera Sea) (Hansen 1910) and Java Sea (Delsman 1939). Depth range: Closing vertical net, from 1000 m to the sea surface, vertical net at 22 m and plankton net at the surface (Hansen 1910) and at 35–40 m (Delsman 1939). Global distribution: This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean (W.M. Tattersall 1911; Panampunnayil 2002), Southeast Asia (W.M. Tattersall 1951; O.S. Tattersall 1960, 1965), Australia (W.M. Tattersall 1940; Hanamura 1998), Japan (Murano 1977) and South China Sea (Wang & Liu 1994; Liu & Wang 2000).