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Broadnose batfish

Halieutopsis bathyoreos Bradbury, 1988

Status not recordedbony fish

The broadnose batfish (Halieutopsis bathyoreos) is a species in the family Ogcocephalidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the broadnose 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 broadnose batfish live?

Not recorded

Is the broadnose 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 broadnose batfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusHalieutopsis
  7. SpeciesHalieutopsis bathyoreos Bradbury, 1988
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • chřestivec hlubinnýCzech
  • ヒラムシフウリュウウオJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the broadnose batfish

Other species in the same genus Halieutopsis.

Starry seabat

Halieutopsis stellifera

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the broadnose batfish?

The broadnose batfish (Halieutopsis bathyoreos) belongs to the family Ogcocephalidae in the order Lophiiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Broadnose batfish (Halieutopsis bathyoreos). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/broadnose-batfish

MLA

“Broadnose batfish (Halieutopsis bathyoreos).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/broadnose-batfish.

BibTeX
@misc{broadnose_batfish_2026,
  title = {Broadnose batfish (Halieutopsis bathyoreos)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/broadnose-batfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}