Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae Batfishes

Genus: Halieutopsis

(See list of species below)



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16 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Halieutopsis andriashevi Andriashev's deepsea batfish Western Central Indian Oc 4.6 SL 1988
Halieutopsis bathyoreos Broad-snout deepsea batfish Indo-West Pacific 6.3 SL 1988
Halieutopsis echinoderma Spiny deepsea batfish Western Pacific 7.4 SL 2021
Halieutopsis galatea Galathea deepsea batfish Indian Ocean 5.5 SL 1988
Halieutopsis ingerorum Inger's deepsea batfish Southwest Indian Ocean 4.4 SL 1988
Halieutopsis kawaii Kawai's deepsea batfish Indo-West Pacific 8.4 SL 2021
Halieutopsis margaretae Margaret's deepsea batfish Pacific Ocean 6.6 SL 2007
Halieutopsis murrayi Murray's deepsea batfish West Indian Ocean 4.9 SL 2021
Halieutopsis nasuta Big-nosed deepsea batfish Indo-West Pacific 7.2 SL 1891
Halieutopsis nudiventer Naked-belly deepsea batfish Indo-West Pacific. 7.8 SL 1909
Halieutopsis oblonga Oblong deepsea batfish Western Pacific 6.3 SL 1912
Halieutopsis okamurai Okamura's deepsea batfish Northwest Pacific, Japan. 6.5 SL 2021
Halieutopsis simula Fluffy-esca deepsea batfish Indo-West Pacific 6.5 SL 1912
Halieutopsis stellifera Starry deepsea batfish Indo-west Pacific 7.1 SL 1912
Halieutopsis taiwanea Taiwan deepsea batfish Northwest Pacific 7.8 SL 2021
Halieutopsis tumifrons Truncate-snout deepsea batfish Southeast Pacific 6.9 SL 1899



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