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Class: Teleostei
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae Batfishes

Genus: Halieutichthys

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Halieutichthys aculeatus (Mitchill, 1818)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Halieutichthys aculeatus
[Pancake batfish]
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Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
 
Halieutichthys bispinosus
[Spiny batfish]
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Halieutichthys caribbaeus
[]
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Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Halieutichthys intermedius
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Halieutichthys aculeatus Pancake batfish Western Atlantic 10 TL 1818
Halieutichthys bispinosus Spiny batfish Western Central Atlantic 9.9 SL 2010
Halieutichthys caribbaeus Western central Atlantic 1896
Halieutichthys intermedius Western Central Atlantic 7.1 SL 2010



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