Longnose Seabat
Malthopsis lutea
- Usual depth245–519 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
Malthopsis lutea, the yellow triangular batfish or longnose seabat, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep-sea batfishes. This species is found in the Indian Ocean. The longnose seabat is the type species of the genus Malthopsis.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 17 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 245–519 m · Deepest record: 865.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Longnose Seabat, Mud Batfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Fuuryuu-uo
Other scientific names: Malthopsis luteus
Similar species
- Ring Triangular Batfish
Malthopsis annulifera
- Kobayashi’s Batfish
Malthopsis kobayashii
- Marbled Seabat
Halicmetus reticulatus
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).
- 69 open-data records from 1891 to 2016.
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