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Spiny seabat

Halieutaea coccinea Alcock, 1889

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the spiny 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 spiny seabat live?

Not recorded

Is the spiny 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 spiny seabat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusHalieutaea
  7. SpeciesHalieutaea coccinea Alcock, 1889
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Scarlet seabatEnglish
  • chřestivec šarlatovýCzech
  • Peixe-morcego-escarlatePortuguese
  • Андаманская рыба-лопатаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spiny seabat

Other species in the same genus Halieutaea.

Batfish

Halieutaea stellata

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

Batfish

Halieutaea brevicauda

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

Batfish

Halieutaea fitzsimonsi

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

Smoky seabat

Halieutaea fumosa

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spiny seabat?

The spiny seabat (Halieutaea coccinea) 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). Spiny seabat (Halieutaea coccinea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spiny-seabat

MLA

“Spiny seabat (Halieutaea coccinea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spiny-seabat.

BibTeX
@misc{spiny_seabat_2026,
  title = {Spiny seabat (Halieutaea coccinea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spiny-seabat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}