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Smoky seabat

Halieutaea fumosa Alcock, 1894

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the smoky 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 smoky seabat live?

Not recorded

Is the smoky 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 smoky seabat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusHalieutaea
  7. SpeciesHalieutaea fumosa Alcock, 1894

Synonyms Halieutaea stellata vittata, Halieutaea vittata, Haliutea fumosa

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • chřestivec kouřovýCzech
  • ヒメアカグツJapanese
  • Peixe-morcego-de-BengalaPortuguese
  • Североиндоокеанская рыба-лопатаRussian
  • 棘茄魚Chinese
  • 煙紋棘茄魚Chinese
  • 雲紋棘茄魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the smoky 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

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the smoky seabat?

The smoky seabat (Halieutaea fumosa) 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). Smoky seabat (Halieutaea fumosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/smoky-seabat

MLA

“Smoky seabat (Halieutaea fumosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/smoky-seabat.

BibTeX
@misc{smoky_seabat_2026,
  title = {Smoky seabat (Halieutaea fumosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/smoky-seabat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}