Halieutaea coccinea Alcock, 1889
Scarlet seabat

Family:  Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Max. size:  16 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 494 m
Distribution:  Indian Ocean: Reunion, Maldives (Ref. 26165), Andaman Islands, Indonesia (Ref. 5978), and Western Australia (Ref. 7300).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found on the continental slope.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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