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Spearnose seabat

Malthopsis tiarella Jordan, 1902

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the spearnose 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 spearnose seabat live?

Not recorded

Is the spearnose 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 spearnose seabat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusMalthopsis
  7. SpeciesMalthopsis tiarella Jordan, 1902

Synonyms Malthopsis tiarella

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Speerneus-seekolfAfrikaans
  • ゴマフウリュウウオJapanese
  • Goma-Fuuryuu-uoJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spearnose 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 spearnose seabat?

The spearnose seabat (Malthopsis tiarella) 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). Spearnose seabat (Malthopsis tiarella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spearnose-seabat

MLA

“Spearnose seabat (Malthopsis tiarella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spearnose-seabat.

BibTeX
@misc{spearnose_seabat_2026,
  title = {Spearnose seabat (Malthopsis tiarella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spearnose-seabat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}