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Black seabat

Halieutaea nigra Alcock, 1891

Status not recordedbony fish

The black seabat (Halieutaea nigra) is a species in the family Ogcocephalidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the black seabat

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 black seabat live?

Not recorded

Is the black seabat 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 black seabat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusHalieutaea
  7. SpeciesHalieutaea nigra Alcock, 1891
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • chřestivec černýCzech
  • Peixe-morcego-de-AndamanPortuguese
  • Чёрная рыба-лопатаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black seabat

Other species in the same genus Halieutaea.

Batfish

Halieutaea stellata

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

Batfish

Halieutaea brevicauda

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

Spiny seabat

Halieutaea coccinea

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

Batfish

Halieutaea fitzsimonsi

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the black seabat?

The black seabat (Halieutaea nigra) belongs to the family Ogcocephalidae in the order Lophiiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black seabat (Halieutaea nigra). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-seabat

MLA

“Black seabat (Halieutaea nigra).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-seabat.

BibTeX
@misc{black_seabat_2026,
  title = {Black seabat (Halieutaea nigra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-seabat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}