Starry Seabat
Halieutopsis stellifera
- Usual depth440–1,146 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, May, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Halieutopsis stellifera, the starry deepsea batfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Halieutopsis stellifera”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 440–1,146 m · Deepest record: 1,192.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Starry Seabat
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Ibaramushifuryuuo, イバラムシフウリュウウオ
Other scientific names: Dibranchus stellifer
Similar species
- Broadnose Batfish
Halieutopsis bathyoreos
- Bradbury's Deepsea Batfish
Halieutopsis margaretae
- 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).
- 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).
- 77 open-data records from 1909 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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