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Hairy seabat

Halieutaea hancocki Regan, 1908

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the hairy 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 hairy seabat live?

Not recorded

Is the hairy 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 hairy seabat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusHalieutaea
  7. SpeciesHalieutaea hancocki Regan, 1908

Synonyms Halieutaea hirsuta, Halieutea hancocki, Halieutea hirsuta, Halieuteus hirsuta

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Harige seekolfAfrikaans
  • chřestivec HancockůvCzech
  • Peixe-morcego-peludoPortuguese
  • Южноафриканская рыба-лопатаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hairy 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 hairy seabat?

The hairy seabat (Halieutaea hancocki) belongs to the family Ogcocephalidae in the order Lophiiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hairy seabat (Halieutaea hancocki). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hairy-seabat

MLA

“Hairy seabat (Halieutaea hancocki).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hairy-seabat.

BibTeX
@misc{hairy_seabat_2026,
  title = {Hairy seabat (Halieutaea hancocki)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hairy-seabat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}