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Pancake batfish

Halieutichthys aculeatus (Mitchill, 1818)

Status not recordedbony fish

The pancake batfish (Halieutichthys aculeatus) is a species in the family Ogcocephalidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the pancake 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 pancake batfish live?

Not recorded

Is the pancake 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 pancake batfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusHalieutichthys
  7. SpeciesHalieutichthys aculeatus (Mitchill, 1818)

Synonyms Halieutella lappa, Halieutichthys reticulatus, Halieuticthis aculeatus, Lophius aculeatus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • chřestivec skvrnoploutvýCzech
  • diablito espinosoSpanish
  • ヒメグツJapanese
  • Peixe-morcego-panquecaPortuguese
  • Острошипый лопаточный нетопырьRussian
  • murciélago picudoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pancake batfish

Other species in the same genus Halieutichthys.

Gulf batfish

Halieutichthys intermedius

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

Spiny batfish

Halieutichthys bispinosus

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

ComparePancake batfish vs Gulf batfishPancake batfish vs Spiny batfishPancake batfish vs Caribbean batfish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pancake batfish?

The pancake batfish (Halieutichthys aculeatus) belongs to the family Ogcocephalidae in the order Lophiiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pancake batfish (Halieutichthys aculeatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pancake-batfish

MLA

“Pancake batfish (Halieutichthys aculeatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pancake-batfish.

BibTeX
@misc{pancake_batfish_2026,
  title = {Pancake batfish (Halieutichthys aculeatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pancake-batfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}