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Class: Teleostei
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae Batfishes

Genus: Halieutaea

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Halieutaea brevicauda Ogilby, 1910

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Halieutaea brevicauda
[Spiny sea bat]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Halieutaea coccinea
[Scarlet seabat]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Halieutaea fitzsimonsi (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1916)

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Halieutaea fitzsimonsi
[Circular seabat]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Widespread in the Indo-we
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Halieutaea fumosa Alcock, 1894

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Halieutaea fumosa
[Smoky seabat]

Photo by SFSA

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Halieutaea hancocki Regan, 1908

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Halieutaea hancocki
[Hairy seabat]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Halieutaea indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910

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Halieutaea indica
[Indian handfish]
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Halieutaea nigra
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Halieutaea retifera Gilbert, 1905

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Halieutaea retifera
[]

Photo by Yuniar, A.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Halieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797)

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Halieutaea stellata
[Minipizza batfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Halieutaea brevicauda Spiny sea bat Southwest Pacific 21 TL 1910
Halieutaea coccinea Scarlet seabat Indian Ocean 16 TL 1889
Halieutaea fitzsimonsi Circular seabat Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1916
Halieutaea fumosa Smoky seabat Widespread in the Indo-we 14 SL 1894
Halieutaea hancocki Hairy seabat Indian Ocean 13 TL 1908
Halieutaea indica Indian handfish Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1910
Halieutaea nigra Indo-West Pacific 1891
Halieutaea retifera Eastern Central Pacific 10.2 SL 1905
Halieutaea stellata Minipizza batfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1797



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