Halieutopsis ingerorum was first formally described in 1988 by the American ichthyologist Margaret G. Bradbury with its type locality given as the Mozambique Channel at 21°18'S, 36°18'E, from a depth between 1,510 and 1,600 m (4,950 and 5,250 ft).

[3] The family Ogcocephalidae is classified in the monotypic suborder Ogcocephaloidei within the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes in the 5th edition of Fishes of the World.

There is a rather short, upwards pointing rostrum which is positioned as far back as the front edge of the eyes.

The disc formed by the flattened head and body is oval in shape with the cranium raised above the rest of the disk.

[6] Halieutopsis ingerorum is apparentlyendemic to the western Indian Ocean where it has been collected from off South Africa, in the Mozambique Channel and off Madagascar.