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Select Genus: CoelophrysDibranchusHalicmetusHalieutaeaHalieutichthysHalieutopsisMalthopsisOgcocephalusSolocisquamaZalieutesSelect Ocean marinebrackish or Continent freshwater:78 species see list belowMax. Length 4.1 cm TLCoelophrys arca No picture foundMax. Length 5.8 cm TLCoelophrys bradburyae Photo by Ho, H.-C.Max. Length 7.7 cm TLCoelophrys brevicaudataBrauer, 1902 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Coelophrys brevicaudata No picture foundMax. Length 5.1 cm TLCoelophrys brevipes Photo by SFSACoelophrys micropaAlcock, 1891 Photo by SFSACoelophrys micropa No picture foundMax. Length 3.9 cm TLCoelophrys mollis No picture foundCoelophrys oblonga No picture foundMax. Length 17.5 cm SLDibranchus accinctus Photo by NOAANMFSMississippi LaboratoryMax. Length 39.4 cm TLDibranchus atlanticusPeters, 1876 Photo by NOAANMFSMississippi LaboratoryDibranchus atlanticusAtlantic batfish No picture foundMax. Length 12.8 cm SLDibranchus cracens No picture foundMax. Length 10.8 cm SLDibranchus discors No picture foundMax. Length 11 cm SLDibranchus erinaceus No picture foundMax. Length 12.5 cm SLDibranchus hystrix Photo by Shao, K.T.Dibranchus japonicusAmaoka Toyoshima, 1981 Photo by Shao, K.T.Dibranchus japonicusJapanese seabat No picture foundDibranchus nasutus No picture foundMax. Length 11.2 cm SLDibranchus nudivomer No picture foundMax. Length 8.4 cm SLDibranchus sparsus Photo by Reyes, P.Max. Length 14.9 cm SLDibranchus spinosusGarman, 1899 Photo by Reyes, P.Dibranchus spinosus No picture foundMax. Length 13.3 cm SLDibranchus spongiosa No picture foundMax. Length 19.2 cm SLDibranchus tremendus No picture foundMax. Length 9.9 cm SLDibranchus velutinus Photo by Ho, H.-C.Halicmetus nigerHo, Endo Sakamaki, 2008 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Halicmetus niger Photo by Ho, H.-C.Halicmetus reticulatusSmith Radcliffe, 1912 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Halicmetus reticulatusMarbled seabat Photo by Shao, K.T.Halicmetus ruberAlcock, 1891 Photo by Shao, K.T.Halicmetus ruber Photo by CSIROOgilby, 1910 Photo by CSIROHalieutaea brevicaudaSpiny sea bat No picture foundMax. Length 16 cm TLHalieutaea coccineaScarlet seabat Photo by Ho, H.-C.Gilchrist Thompson, 1916 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Halieutaea fitzsimonsiCircular seabat Photo by Ho, H.-C.Alcock, 1894 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Halieutaea fumosaSmoky seabat Photo by SFSARegan, 1908 Photo by SFSAHalieutaea hancockiHairy seabat Photo by Ho, H.-C.Annandale Jenkins, 1910 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Halieutaea indicaIndian handfish No picture foundHalieutaea nigra Photo by Randall, J.E.Gilbert, 1905 Photo by Randall, J.E.Halieutaea retifera Photo by Yuniar, A.T.Vahl, 1797 Photo by Yuniar, A.T.Halieutaea stellataMinipizza batfish Photo by NOAANMFSMississippi LaboratoryHalieutichthys aculeatusMitchill, 1818 Photo by NOAANMFSMississippi LaboratoryHalieutichthys aculeatusPancake batfish No picture foundMax. Length 9.9 cm SLHalieutichthys bispinosus No picture foundHalieutichthys caribbaeus No picture foundMax. Length 7.1 cm SLHalieutichthys intermedius No picture foundMax. Length 4.6 cm SLHalieutopsis andriashevi No picture foundMax. Length 6.3 cm SLHalieutopsis bathyoreos No picture foundMax. Length 5.5 cm SLHalieutopsis galatea No picture foundMax. Length 4.4 cm SLHalieutopsis ingerorum Photo by Ho, H.-C.Northwestern Central PaciHalieutopsis margaretaeHo Shao, 2007 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Halieutopsis margaretae No picture foundMax. Length 7.5 cm Halieutopsis nudiventer No picture foundMax. Length 6.5 cm SLHalieutopsis simula No picture foundMax. Length 7.1 cm SLHalieutopsis stellifera No picture foundMax. Length 6.9 cm SLHalieutopsis tumifrons No picture foundMax. Length 7.8 cm SLHalieutopsis vermicularis Photo by Ho, H.-C.Malthopsis annuliferaTanaka, 1908 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Malthopsis annulifera No picture foundMax. Length 6.5 cm SLMalthopsis asperataRoughspine batfish No picture foundMax. Length 8.4 cm SLMalthopsis austrafricanaSouthern African triangular batfish No picture foundMax. Length 7.2 cm SLMalthopsis bradburyaeBradburys triangular batfish Photo by Ho, H.-C.Ho Shao, 2010 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Malthopsis gigasGiant triangular batfish No picture foundMax. Length 6.1 cm SLMalthopsis gnoma Photo by Ho, H.-C.Gilbert, 1905 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Malthopsis jordani Photo by Ho, H.-C.Malthopsis kobayashiiTanaka, 1916 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Malthopsis kobayashii Photo by Ho, H.-C.Malthopsis luteaAlcock, 1891 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Malthopsis luteaLongnose seabat Photo by Ho, H.-C.Malthopsis mitrigeraGilbert Cramer, 1897 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Malthopsis mitrigeraTwospine batfish No picture foundMax. Length 5.1 cm SLMalthopsis parvaArrowhead batfish Photo by Ho, H.-C.Northeastern Indian OceanMalthopsis retiferaHo, Prokofiev Shao, 2009 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Malthopsis retiferaReticulate triangular batfish No picture foundMax. Length 10.5 cm SLMalthopsis tiarellaSpearnose seabat Photo by Schobernd, C. NOAABradbury, 1980 Photo by Schobernd, C. NOAAOgcocephalus cornigerLongnose batfish Photo by Marotta, D.Richardson, 1836 Photo by Marotta, D.Ogcocephalus cubifrons Photo by Adams, M.J.Max. Length 20.3 cm SLHubbs, 1958 Photo by Adams, M.J.Ogcocephalus darwiniGalápagos batfish Photo by NOAANMFSMississippi LaboratoryOgcocephalus declivirostrisBradbury, 1980 Photo by NOAANMFSMississippi LaboratoryOgcocephalus declivirostrisSlantbrow batfish Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.Cuvier, 1829 Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.Ogcocephalus nasutusShortnose batfish Photo by JAMARCValenciennes, 1837 Photo by JAMARCOgcocephalus notatus Photo by NOAANMFSMississippi LaboratoryOgcocephalus pantostictusOgcocephalus pantostictusSpotted batfish Photo by Randall, J.E.Longley Hildebrand, 1940 Photo by Randall, J.E.Ogcocephalus parvusRoughback batfish No picture foundMax. Length 13.9 cm SLOgcocephalus porrectus Photo by NOAANMFSMississippi LaboratoryOgcocephalus pumilusDwarf batfish Photo by Cox, C.Mitchill, 1818 Photo by Cox, C.Ogcocephalus radiatusPolka-dot batfish No picture foundMax. Length 19 cm TLOgcocephalus rostellumPalefin batfish Photo by Wirtz, P.Max. Length 30.5 cm TLLinnaeus, 1758 Photo by Wirtz, P.Ogcocephalus vespertilioSeadevil No picture foundMax. Length 7.3 cm SLSolocisquama carinata No picture foundMax. Length 13.6 cm SLSolocisquama erythrina Photo by Ho, H.-C.Solocisquama stellulataGilbert, 1905 Photo by Ho, H.-C.Solocisquama stellulata Photo by Robertson, R.Jordan Gilbert, 1882 Photo by Robertson, R.Zalieutes elaterRoundel batfish Photo by JAMARCFowler, 1952 Photo by JAMARCZalieutes mcgintyiTricorn batfish 78 Species of Family OgcocephalidaeBatfishesCoelophrys arca Western Central Pacific4.1 TL1999Coelophrys bradburyae Northwest Pacific5.8 TL1902Coelophrys brevicaudata Western Pacific7.7 TL1912Coelophrys brevipes Western Pacific5.1 TL1891Coelophrys micropa Indo-West Pacific8.4 SL1912Coelophrys mollis Western Central Pacific3.9 TL1912Coelophrys oblonga Western Pacific1999Dibranchus accinctus Western Indian Ocean.17.5 SL1876Dibranchus atlanticus Atlantic batfishWestern Atlantic39.4 TL1999Dibranchus cracens Southeast Pacific12.8 SL1999Dibranchus discors Southeast Pacific10.8 SL1899Dibranchus erinaceus Eastern Pacific11 SL1899Dibranchus hystrix Eastern Pacific12.5 SL1981Dibranchus japonicus Japanese seabatWestern Pacific15.4 SL1891Dibranchus nasutus Indian Ocean1899Dibranchus nudivomer Eastern Pacific11.2 SL1899Dibranchus sparsus Eastern Pacific8.4 SL1899Dibranchus spinosus Eastern Pacific14.9 SL1890Dibranchus spongiosa Eastern Central Pacific13.3 SL1999Dibranchus tremendus Western Central Atlantic19.2 SL1999Dibranchus velutinus Southeast Pacific9.9 SL2008Halicmetus niger Western Pacific8.7 SL1912Halicmetus reticulatus Marbled seabatWestern Pacific9 SL1891Halicmetus ruber Indo-Pacific9 SL1910Halieutaea brevicauda Spiny sea batSouthwest Pacific21 TL1889Halieutaea coccinea Scarlet seabatIndian Ocean16 TL1916Halieutaea fitzsimonsi Circular seabatIndo-West Pacific30 TL1894Halieutaea fumosa Smoky seabatWidespread in the Indo-we14 SL1908Halieutaea hancocki Hairy seabatIndian Ocean13 TL1910Halieutaea indica Indian handfishIndo-West Pacific15 TL1891Halieutaea nigra Indo-West Pacific1905Halieutaea retifera Eastern Central Pacific10.2 SL1797Halieutaea stellata Minipizza batfishIndo-West Pacific30 TL1818Halieutichthys aculeatus Pancake batfishWestern Atlantic10 TL2010Halieutichthys bispinosus Western Central Atlantic9.9 SL1896Halieutichthys caribbaeus Western central Atlantic2010Halieutichthys intermedius Western Central Atlantic7.1 SL1988Halieutopsis andriashevi Western Indian Ocean4.6 SL1988Halieutopsis bathyoreos Pacific Ocean6.3 SL1988Halieutopsis galatea Western Indian Ocean5.5 SL1988Halieutopsis ingerorum Western Indian Ocean4.4 SL2007Halieutopsis margaretae Northwestern Central Paci6.3 SL1909Halieutopsis nudiventer Eastern Indian Ocean7.5 1912Halieutopsis simula Indo-West Pacific6.5 SL1912Halieutopsis stellifera Western Pacific7.1 SL1899Halieutopsis tumifrons Southeast Pacific6.9 SL1912Halieutopsis vermicularis Western Pacific7.8 SL1908Malthopsis annulifera Western Pacific9 SL2013Malthopsis asperata Roughspine batfishWestern Pacific6.5 SL2013Malthopsis austrafricana Southern African triangular batfishWestern Indian Ocean8.4 SL2013Malthopsis bradburyae Bradburys triangular batfishWestern Indian Ocean7.2 SL2010Malthopsis gigas Giant triangular batfishIndo-Pacifc13.6 SL1998Malthopsis gnoma Western Central Atlantic6.1 SL1905Malthopsis jordani Eastern Pacific11 SL1916Malthopsis kobayashii Western Pacific8.0 SL1891Malthopsis lutea Longnose seabatIndian Ocean10 TL1897Malthopsis mitrigera Twospine batfishIndo-West Pacific8 SL2013Malthopsis parva Arrowhead batfishWestern Pacific5.1 SL2009Malthopsis retifera Reticulate triangular batfishNortheastern Indian Ocean6.0 SL1902Malthopsis tiarella Spearnose seabatNorthwestern Pacific10.5 SL1980Ogcocephalus corniger Longnose batfishWestern Atlantic23 TL1836Ogcocephalus cubifrons Western Central Atlantic38 TL1958Ogcocephalus darwini Galápagos batfishSoutheast Pacific20.3 SL1980Ogcocephalus declivirostris Slantbrow batfishWestern Atlantic16.5 TL1829Ogcocephalus nasutus Shortnose batfishWestern Atlantic38 TL1837Ogcocephalus notatus Western Atlantic13.4 SL1980Ogcocephalus pantostictus Spotted batfishWestern Atlantic31 TL1940Ogcocephalus parvus Roughback batfishWestern Atlantic10 TL1899Ogcocephalus porrectus Eastern Pacific13.9 SL1980Ogcocephalus pumilus Dwarf batfishWestern Central Atlantic6.1 SL1818Ogcocephalus radiatus Polka-dot batfishWestern Atlantic38 TL1980Ogcocephalus rostellum Palefin batfishWestern Atlantic19 TL1758Ogcocephalus vespertilio SeadevilWestern Atlantic30.5 TL1999Solocisquama carinata Southeast Pacific7.3 SL1905Solocisquama erythrina Eastern Central Pacific13.6 SL1905Solocisquama stellulata Indo-West Pacific9.3 SL1882Zalieutes elater Roundel batfishEastern Central Pacific15 TL1952Zalieutes mcgintyi Tricorn batfishWestern Atlantic10 TLOther identification tools in FishBase 