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Indian seabat

Halieutaea indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the Indian 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 Indian seabat live?

Not recorded

Is the Indian 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 Indian seabat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusHalieutaea
  7. SpeciesHalieutaea indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910

Synonyms Astrocanthus stellatus, Halieutaea sinica, Halieutaea spicata, Halieutea spicata, Lophius faujas, Lophius muricatus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • chřestivec indickýCzech
  • テンジクアカグツJapanese
  • Peixe-morcego-de-barbatana-amarelaPortuguese
  • Индийская рыба-лопатаRussian
  • 棘茄魚Chinese
  • 印度棘茄魚Chinese
  • 突額棘茄魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Indian 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

Smoky seabat

Halieutaea fumosa

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Indian seabat?

The Indian seabat (Halieutaea indica) 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). Indian seabat (Halieutaea indica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-seabat

MLA

“Indian seabat (Halieutaea indica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-seabat.

BibTeX
@misc{indian_seabat_2026,
  title = {Indian seabat (Halieutaea indica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-seabat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}