Batfish may refer to: Fish California batfish or bat ray (Myliobatis californicus), an eagle ray from the East Pacific Red lipped batfish or the galapagos batfish Ogcocephalidae, a family of anglerfish found in oceans worldwide Platax, a spadefish genus from the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and sometimes kept in aquariums Freshwater batfish (Myxocyprinus asiaticus), better known as the Chinese high fin banded shark, a catostomid sometimes kept in aquariums and aquaculture Members of the genus Halieutaea Other uses The Batfish Boys, a UK rock group who later shortened their name to Batfish , two submarines of the US Navy