Batfish

Halieutaea brevicauda

Fish
IUCN: Data deficient

Usual depth83–258 m
Water temperature15–29 °C
Best monthsMarch, June, and July
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 5 records
February: 1 records
March: 9 records
April: 2 records
May: 4 records
June: 7 records
July: 8 records
August: 7 records
September: 3 records
October: 3 records
November: 2 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 83–258 m · Deepest record: 335 m

70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 1 records
140–150 m: 2 records
150–160 m: 1 records
160–170 m: 2 records
170–180 m: 2 records
180+ m: 13 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 6 records
20–22 °C: 12 records
22–24 °C: 22 records
24–26 °C: 14 records
26–28 °C: 9 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Batfish, Deep Sea Bat, Deepsea Batfish, Short-finned Batfish, Shortfin Seabat, spiny seabat, Spiny Sea-bat

Other scientific names: Halieutea brevicauda

Similar species

Batfish
Halieutaea stellata
Scarlet Seabat
Halieutaea coccinea
Batfish
Halieutaea fitzsimonsi
Smoky Seabat
Halieutaea fumosa
Hairy Seabat
Halieutaea hancocki
Indian Seabat
Halieutaea indica

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
120 open-data records from 1910 to 2014.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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