Smoky Seabat
Halieutaea fumosa
- Usual depth115–300 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and June
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 14 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 19 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 115–300 m · Deepest record: 635 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Smoky Seabat
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Himeakagutsu, ヒメアカグツ
- Simplified Chinese
- 棘茄魚, 煙紋棘茄魚, 雲紋棘茄魚
Other scientific names: Haliutea fumosa
Similar species
- Scarlet Seabat
Halieutaea coccinea
- 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).
- 133 open-data records from 1908 to 2014.
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