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Family: Ogcocephalidae Batfishes



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88 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 4.1 cm TL
 
Coelophrys arca
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
 
Coelophrys bradburyae
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
Coelophrys brevicaudata Brauer, 1902

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Coelophrys brevicaudata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
 
Coelophrys brevipes
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Coelophrys micropus (Alcock, 1891)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Coelophrys micropus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm TL
 
Coelophrys mollis
[]
No picture found
 
Coelophrys oblonga
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
 
Dibranchus accinctus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 39.4 cm TL
Dibranchus atlanticus Peters, 1876

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Dibranchus atlanticus
[Atlantic batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Dibranchus cracens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
 
Dibranchus discors
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Dibranchus erinaceus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Dibranchus hystrix
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Dibranchus japonicus Amaoka & Toyoshima, 1981

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Dibranchus japonicus
[Japanese seabat]
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Dibranchus nasutus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Dibranchus nudivomer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
 
Dibranchus sparsus
[]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 14.9 cm SL
Dibranchus spinosus (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Dibranchus spinosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
 
Dibranchus spongiosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.2 cm SL
 
Dibranchus tremendus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
 
Dibranchus velutinus
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
Halicmetus niger Ho, Endo & Sakamaki, 2008

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Halicmetus niger
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Halicmetus odysseus
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Halicmetus reticulatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Halicmetus reticulatus
[Marbled seabat]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Halicmetus ruber Alcock, 1891

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Halicmetus ruber
[]

Photo by CSIRO

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

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
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)

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Halieutaea fitzsimonsi
[Circular seabat]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

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

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Halieutaea fumosa
[Smoky seabat]

Photo by SFSA

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

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Halieutaea hancocki
[Hairy seabat]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

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

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Halieutaea indica
[Indian handfish]
No picture found
 
Halieutaea nigra
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Halieutaea retifera
[]

Photo by Yuniar, A.T.

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

Photo by Photo by Yuniar, A.T.
 
Halieutaea stellata
[Minipizza batfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Halieutichthys aculeatus (Mitchill, 1818)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Halieutichthys aculeatus
[Pancake batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
 
Halieutichthys bispinosus
[Spiny batfish]
No picture found
 
Halieutichthys caribbaeus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Halieutichthys intermedius
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Halieutopsis andriashevi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Halieutopsis bathyoreos
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
 
Halieutopsis galatea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Halieutopsis ingerorum
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northwestern Central Paci
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Halieutopsis margaretae Ho & Shao, 2007

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Halieutopsis margaretae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm
 
Halieutopsis nudiventer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Halieutopsis simula
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Halieutopsis stellifera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
 
Halieutopsis tumifrons
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Halieutopsis vermicularis
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Malthopsis annulifera Tanaka, 1908

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Malthopsis annulifera
[Ring triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
 
Malthopsis apis
[Apine triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Malthopsis arrietty Ho, 2020

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Malthopsis arrietty
[Short-horn triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Malthopsis asperata
[Roughspine triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
 
Malthopsis austrafricana
[Southern African triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Malthopsis bradburyae
[Bradbury’s triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
 
Malthopsis bulla
[Flatscale triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Malthopsis formosa
[Taiwanese triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-Pacifc
Max. Length 13.6 cm SL
Malthopsis gigas Ho & Shao, 2010

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Malthopsis gigas
[Giant triangular batfish]

Photo by Baldwin, C.C.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Malthopsis gnoma Bradbury, 1998

Photo by Photo by Baldwin, C.C.
 
Malthopsis gnoma
[Atlantic triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Malthopsis jordani
[Jordan's triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.0 cm SL
Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka, 1916

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Malthopsis kobayashii
[Kobayashi's triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Malthopsis lutea Alcock, 1891

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Malthopsis lutea
[Yellow triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
 
Malthopsis mcgroutheri
[McGrouther’s triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Malthopsis mitrigera Gilbert & Cramer, 1897

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Malthopsis mitrigera
[Two-spine triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Malthopsis oculata
[Bigeye triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Malthopsis parva
[Arrowhead triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Malthopsis provocator
[Prickle triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northeastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
Malthopsis retifera Ho, Prokofiev & Shao, 2009

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Malthopsis retifera
[Reticulate triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Malthopsis tetrabulla
[Queensland triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Malthopsis tiarella
[Spearnose seabat]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
Malthopsis velutina Ho, 2020

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Malthopsis velutina
[Polynesian triangular batfish]

Photo by Schobernd, C. (NOAA)

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Ogcocephalus corniger Bradbury, 1980

Photo by Photo by Schobernd, C. (NOAA)
 
Ogcocephalus corniger
[Longnose batfish]

Photo by Marotta, D.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Ogcocephalus cubifrons (Richardson, 1836)

Photo by Photo by Marotta, D.
 
Ogcocephalus cubifrons
[]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 21.5 cm SL
Ogcocephalus darwini Hubbs, 1958

Photo by Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Ogcocephalus darwini
[Galápagos batfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
Ogcocephalus declivirostris Bradbury, 1980

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Ogcocephalus declivirostris
[Slantbrow batfish]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Ogcocephalus nasutus (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Ogcocephalus nasutus
[Shortnose batfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 13.4 cm SL
Ogcocephalus notatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Ogcocephalus notatus
[]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Ogcocephalus pantostictus Bradbury, 1980

Photo by Photo by Cox, C.D.
 
Ogcocephalus pantostictus
[Spotted batfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Ogcocephalus parvus Longley & Hildebrand, 1940

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ogcocephalus parvus
[Roughback batfish]

Photo by Gérard Legendre

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13.9 cm SL
Ogcocephalus porrectus Garman, 1899

Photo by Photo by Gérard Legendre
 
Ogcocephalus porrectus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Ogcocephalus pumilus Bradbury, 1980

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Ogcocephalus pumilus
[Dwarf batfish]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Ogcocephalus radiatus (Mitchill, 1818)

Photo by Photo by Cox, C.D.
 
Ogcocephalus radiatus
[Polka-dot batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Ogcocephalus rostellum
[Palefin batfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
Ogcocephalus vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Ogcocephalus vespertilio
[Seadevil]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Solocisquama carinata
[]

Photo by MNHN

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13.6 cm SL
Solocisquama erythrina (Gilbert, 1905)

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Solocisquama erythrina
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
Solocisquama stellulata (Gilbert, 1905)

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Solocisquama stellulata
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Zalieutes elater (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Zalieutes elater
[Roundel batfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Zalieutes mcgintyi (Fowler, 1952)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Zalieutes mcgintyi
[Tricorn batfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Coelophrys arca Western Central Pacific 4.1 TL 1912
Coelophrys bradburyae Northwest Pacific 5.8 TL 1999
Coelophrys brevicaudata Western Pacific 7.7 TL 1902
Coelophrys brevipes Western Pacific 5.1 TL 1912
Coelophrys micropus Indo-West Pacific 8.4 SL 1891
Coelophrys mollis Western Central Pacific 3.9 TL 1912
Coelophrys oblonga Western Pacific 1912
Dibranchus accinctus Western Indian Ocean. 17.5 SL 1999
Dibranchus atlanticus Atlantic batfish Western Atlantic 39.4 TL 1876
Dibranchus cracens Southeast Pacific 12.8 SL 1999
Dibranchus discors Southeast Pacific 10.8 SL 1999
Dibranchus erinaceus Eastern Pacific 11 SL 1899
Dibranchus hystrix Eastern Pacific 12.5 SL 1899
Dibranchus japonicus Japanese seabat Western Pacific 15.5 SL 1981
Dibranchus nasutus Indian Ocean 14 TL 1891
Dibranchus nudivomer Eastern Pacific 11.2 SL 1899
Dibranchus sparsus Eastern Pacific 8.4 SL 1899
Dibranchus spinosus Eastern Pacific 14.9 SL 1899
Dibranchus spongiosa Eastern Central Pacific 13.3 SL 1890
Dibranchus tremendus Western Central Atlantic 19.2 SL 1999
Dibranchus velutinus Southeast Pacific 9.9 SL 1999
Halicmetus niger Western Pacific 8.7 SL 2008
Halicmetus odysseus Western Central Pacific 8 SL
Halicmetus reticulatus Marbled seabat Western Pacific 9 SL 1912
Halicmetus ruber Indo-Pacific 9 SL 1891
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
Halieutichthys aculeatus Pancake batfish Western Atlantic 10 TL 1818
Halieutichthys bispinosus Spiny batfish Western Central Atlantic 9.9 SL 2010
Halieutichthys caribbaeus Western central Atlantic 1896
Halieutichthys intermedius Western Central Atlantic 7.1 SL 2010
Halieutopsis andriashevi Western Indian Ocean 4.6 SL 1988
Halieutopsis bathyoreos Pacific Ocean 6.3 SL 1988
Halieutopsis galatea Western Indian Ocean 5.5 SL 1988
Halieutopsis ingerorum Western Indian Ocean 4.4 SL 1988
Halieutopsis margaretae Northwestern Central Paci 6.4 SL 2007
Halieutopsis nudiventer Eastern Indian Ocean 7.5 1909
Halieutopsis simula Indo-West Pacific 6.5 SL 1912
Halieutopsis stellifera Western Pacific 7.1 SL 1912
Halieutopsis tumifrons Southeast Pacific 6.9 SL 1899
Halieutopsis vermicularis Western Pacific 7.8 SL 1912
Malthopsis annulifera Ring triangular batfish Western Pacific 9 SL 1908
Malthopsis apis Apine triangular batfish Western Pacific 6.0 SL 2021
Malthopsis arrietty Short-horn triangular batfish Western Pacific 5.4 SL 2020
Malthopsis asperata Roughspine triangular batfish Pacific Ocean 7.5 SL 2013
Malthopsis austrafricana Southern African triangular batfish Western Indian Ocean 8.4 SL 2013
Malthopsis bradburyae Bradbury’s triangular batfish Western Indian Ocean 7.2 SL 2013
Malthopsis bulla Flatscale triangular batfish Eastern Indian Ocean 8.7 SL 2021
Malthopsis formosa Taiwanese triangular batfish Northwest Pacific 5.1 SL 2019
Malthopsis gigas Giant triangular batfish Indo-Pacifc 13.6 SL 2010
Malthopsis gnoma Atlantic triangular batfish Western Central Atlantic 6.1 SL 1998
Malthopsis jordani Jordan's triangular batfish Eastern Pacific 11 SL 1905
Malthopsis kobayashii Kobayashi's triangular batfish Western Pacific 8.0 SL 1916
Malthopsis lutea Yellow triangular batfish Indian Ocean 10 TL 1891
Malthopsis mcgroutheri McGrouther’s triangular batfish Western Pacific 4.5 SL 2021
Malthopsis mitrigera Two-spine triangular batfish Indo-West Pacific 8 SL 1897
Malthopsis oculata Bigeye triangular batfish Eastern Indian Ocean 7.2 SL 2021
Malthopsis parva Arrowhead triangular batfish Western Pacific 5.1 SL 2013
Malthopsis provocator Prickle triangular batfish Southwestern Pacific 6.2 SL 1961
Malthopsis retifera Reticulate triangular batfish Northeastern Indian Ocean 6.0 SL 2009
Malthopsis tetrabulla Queensland triangular batfish Western Pacific 7.5 SL 2021
Malthopsis tiarella Spearnose seabat Northwestern Pacific 10.5 SL 1902
Malthopsis velutina Polynesian triangular batfish Eastern Central Pacific 5.7 SL 2020
Ogcocephalus corniger Longnose batfish Western Atlantic 23 TL 1980
Ogcocephalus cubifrons Western Central Atlantic 38 TL 1836
Ogcocephalus darwini Galápagos batfish Southeast Pacific 21.5 SL 1958
Ogcocephalus declivirostris Slantbrow batfish Western Atlantic 16.5 TL 1980
Ogcocephalus nasutus Shortnose batfish Western Atlantic 38 TL 1829
Ogcocephalus notatus Western Atlantic 13.4 SL 1837
Ogcocephalus pantostictus Spotted batfish Western Atlantic 31 TL 1980
Ogcocephalus parvus Roughback batfish Western Atlantic 10 TL 1940
Ogcocephalus porrectus Eastern Pacific 13.9 SL 1899
Ogcocephalus pumilus Dwarf batfish Western Central Atlantic 6.1 SL 1980
Ogcocephalus radiatus Polka-dot batfish Western Atlantic 38 TL 1818
Ogcocephalus rostellum Palefin batfish Western Atlantic 19 TL 1980
Ogcocephalus vespertilio Seadevil Western Atlantic 30.5 TL 1758
Solocisquama carinata Southeast Pacific 7.3 SL 1999
Solocisquama erythrina Eastern Central Pacific 13.6 SL 1905
Solocisquama stellulata Indo-West Pacific 9.3 SL 1905
Zalieutes elater Roundel batfish Eastern Central Pacific 15 TL 1882
Zalieutes mcgintyi Tricorn batfish Western Atlantic 10 TL 1952



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