Indian Seabat
Halieutaea indica
- Usual depth40–350 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, June, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Halieutaea indica, the Indian batfish, Indian handfish or Indian seabat, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. The Indian batfish has a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 16 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 40–350 m · Deepest record: 510 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Indian Seabat
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Tenjikuakagutsu, テンジクアカグツ
- Simplified Chinese
- 印度棘茄魚, 棘茄魚, 突額棘茄魚
Other scientific names: Astrocanthus stellatus, Halieutaea sinica, Halieutaea spicata, Halieutea spicata, Lophius faujas, Lophius muricatus
Similar species
- Scarlet Seabat
Halieutaea coccinea
- Smoky Seabat
Halieutaea fumosa
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 122 open-data records from 1941 to 2024.
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