About this species
Halieutopsis oblonga, the oblong deep-sea batfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This species is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Halieutopsis oblonga”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Coelophrys oblonga
Similar species
- Broadnose Batfish
Halieutopsis bathyoreos
- Bradbury's Deepsea Batfish
Halieutopsis margaretae
- Starry Seabat
Halieutopsis stellifera
- Reticulate Deepsea Batfish
Halieutopsis vermicularis
BatfishHalieutaea 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).
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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