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Atlantic batfish

Dibranchus atlanticus Peters, 1876

Status not recordedbony fish

The Atlantic batfish (Dibranchus atlanticus) is a species in the family Ogcocephalidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the Atlantic batfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Atlantic batfish live?

Not recorded

Is the Atlantic batfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the Atlantic batfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusDibranchus
  7. SpeciesDibranchus atlanticus Peters, 1876

Synonyms Halieutaea senticosa

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • chřestivec atlantskýCzech
  • malthe atlantiqueFrench
  • イガグツJapanese
  • Peixe-morcego-do-AtlânticoPortuguese
  • Атлантический дибранхRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Atlantic batfish

Other species in the same genus Dibranchus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Atlantic batfish?

The Atlantic batfish (Dibranchus atlanticus) belongs to the family Ogcocephalidae in the order Lophiiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Atlantic batfish (Dibranchus atlanticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/atlantic-batfish

MLA

“Atlantic batfish (Dibranchus atlanticus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/atlantic-batfish.

BibTeX
@misc{atlantic_batfish_2026,
  title = {Atlantic batfish (Dibranchus atlanticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/atlantic-batfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}