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Longtnose seabat

Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka, 1916

Status not recordedbony fish

The longtnose seabat (Malthopsis kobayashii) is a species in the family Ogcocephalidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the longtnose 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 longtnose seabat live?

Not recorded

Is the longtnose 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 longtnose seabat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusMalthopsis
  7. SpeciesMalthopsis kobayashii Tanaka, 1916

Synonyms Malthopsis kobayashi

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Kobayashi’s batfishEnglish
  • フウリュウウオJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longtnose seabat

Other species in the same genus Malthopsis.

Mud batfish

Malthopsis lutea

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the longtnose seabat?

The longtnose seabat (Malthopsis kobayashii) 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). Longtnose seabat (Malthopsis kobayashii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtnose-seabat

MLA

“Longtnose seabat (Malthopsis kobayashii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtnose-seabat.

BibTeX
@misc{longtnose_seabat_2026,
  title = {Longtnose seabat (Malthopsis kobayashii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtnose-seabat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}