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Caribbean Batfish
Barton Warren Evermann / Millard Caleb Marsh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Other fish (coast and sea)

Caribbean Batfish

Halieutichthys caribbaeus Garman, 1896

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCaribbean Batfish
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Scientific nameHalieutichthys caribbaeus Garman, 1896

About this species

The Caribbean Batfish (Halieutichthys caribbaeus) is a species of the family Ogcocephalidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 15 times (GBIF), between 1968 and 1981. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderLophiiformes
FamilyOgcocephalidae
GenusHalieutichthys

Related species in Suriname