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Reticulate deepsea batfish

Halieutopsis vermicularis Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Status not recordedbony fish

The reticulate deepsea batfish (Halieutopsis vermicularis) is a species in the family Ogcocephalidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the reticulate deepsea 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 reticulate deepsea batfish live?

Not recorded

Is the reticulate deepsea 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 reticulate deepsea batfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusHalieutopsis
  7. SpeciesHalieutopsis vermicularis Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • ムシフウリュウウオJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the reticulate deepsea 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 reticulate deepsea batfish?

The reticulate deepsea batfish (Halieutopsis vermicularis) belongs to the family Ogcocephalidae in the order Lophiiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Reticulate deepsea batfish (Halieutopsis vermicularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/reticulate-deepsea-batfish

MLA

“Reticulate deepsea batfish (Halieutopsis vermicularis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/reticulate-deepsea-batfish.

BibTeX
@misc{reticulate_deepsea_batfish_2026,
  title = {Reticulate deepsea batfish (Halieutopsis vermicularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/reticulate-deepsea-batfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}