Scarlet Seabat
Halieutaea coccinea
- Usual depth290–762 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 290–762 m · Deepest record: 1,000 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Scarlet Seabat, Spiny Seabat
Similar species
- Smoky Seabat
Halieutaea fumosa
- Indian Seabat
Halieutaea indica
- Black Seabat
Halieutaea nigra
- Batfish
Halieutaea stellata
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).
- 92 open-data records from 1889 to 2024.
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