Halieutopsis kawaii, also known as Kawai's deepsea batfish is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae. It is found in the waters of Taiwan and Indonesia. This species reaches a length of . Etymology The fish is named for the author's friend, Toshio Kawai, of the Hokkaido University, who collected the paratypes of the species and made them available for this study. References Ogcocephalidae Marine fish genera Fish described in 2022 Taxa named by Hans Hsuan-Ching Ho