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Rounded batfish

Zalieutes elater (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Status not recordedbony fish

The rounded batfish (Zalieutes elater) is a species in the family Ogcocephalidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the rounded 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 rounded batfish live?

Not recorded

Is the rounded 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 rounded batfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusZalieutes
  7. SpeciesZalieutes elater (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Synonyms Malthe elater

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Roundel batfishEnglish
  • Spotted batfishEnglish
  • chřestivec písčinnýCzech
  • MurciélagoSpanish
  • Peixe-morcego-bioceladoPortuguese
  • Восточнотихоокеанский пятнистый нетопырьRussian
  • murciélago bioceladoSpanish
  • Pez murcielagoSpanish
  • Pez murciélago oceladoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rounded batfish

Other species in the same genus Zalieutes.

CompareRounded batfish vs Tricorn batfish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rounded batfish?

The rounded batfish (Zalieutes elater) 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). Rounded batfish (Zalieutes elater). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rounded-batfish

MLA

“Rounded batfish (Zalieutes elater).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rounded-batfish.

BibTeX
@misc{rounded_batfish_2026,
  title = {Rounded batfish (Zalieutes elater)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rounded-batfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}