Ogcocephalidae

Batfishes

93 species

1. 1Coelophrys arca Smith & Radcliffe, 1912ocean · tropical
2. 2Coelophrys bradburyae Endo & Shinohara, 1999ocean · deep-water
3. 3Coelophrys brevicaudata Brauer, 1902ocean · subtropical
4. 4Coelophrys brevipes Smith & Radcliffe, 1912ocean · tropical
5. 5Coelophrys micropus (Alcock, 1891)ocean · deep-water
6. 6Coelophrys mollis Smith & Radcliffe, 1912ocean · tropical
7. 7Dibranchus accinctus Bradbury, 1999ocean · deep-water
8. 8Dibranchus atlanticus Peters, 1876 · Atlantic batfishocean · deep-water
9. 9Dibranchus cracens Bradbury, McCosker & Long, 1999ocean · deep-water
10. 10Dibranchus discors Bradbury, McCosker & Long, 1999ocean · deep-water
11. 11Dibranchus erinaceus (Garman, 1899)ocean · deep-water
12. 12Dibranchus hystrix Garman, 1899ocean · deep-water
13. 13Dibranchus japonicus Amaoka & Toyoshima, 1981 · Japanese seabatocean · deep-water
14. 14Dibranchus nudivomer (Garman, 1899)ocean · deep-water
15. 15Dibranchus sparsus (Garman, 1899)ocean · deep-water
16. 16Dibranchus spinosus (Garman, 1899)ocean · deep-water
17. 17Dibranchus spongiosa (Gilbert, 1890)ocean · deep-water
18. 18Dibranchus tremendus Bradbury, 1999ocean · deep-water
19. 19Dibranchus velutinus Bradbury, 1999ocean · deep-water
20. 20Halicmetus granulosus Ho, 2022 · Rough shortnose seabatocean · tropical
21. 21Halicmetus niger Ho, Endo & Sakamaki, 2008ocean · deep-water
22. 22Halicmetus odysseus Prokofiev, 2020ocean · deep-water
23. 23Halicmetus reticulatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 · Marbled seabatocean · deep-water
24. 24Halicmetus ruber Alcock, 1891ocean · deep-water
25. 25Halieutaea brevicauda Ogilby, 1910 · Spiny sea batocean · subtropical
26. 26Halieutaea coccinea Alcock, 1889 · Scarlet seabatocean · deep-water
27. 27Halieutaea fitzsimonsi (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1916) · Circular seabatocean · subtropical
28. 28Halieutaea fumosa Alcock, 1894 · Smoky seabatocean · tropical
29. 29Halieutaea hancocki Regan, 1908 · Hairy seabatocean · deep-water
30. 30Halieutaea indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910 · Indian handfishocean · tropical
31. 31Halieutaea nigra Alcock, 1891ocean · tropical
32. 32Halieutaea retifera Gilbert, 1905ocean · deep-water
33. 33Halieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797) · Minipizza batfishocean · tropical
34. 34Halieutichthys aculeatus (Mitchill, 1818) · Pancake batfishocean · subtropical · reef
35. 35Halieutichthys bispinosus Ho, Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2010 · Spiny batfishocean · tropical · reef
36. 36Halieutichthys caribbaeus Garman, 1896ocean · tropical · reef
37. 37Halieutichthys intermedius Ho, Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2010ocean · tropical · reef
38. 38Halieutopsis andriashevi Bradbury, 1988 · Andriashev's deepsea batfishocean · deep-water
39. 39Halieutopsis bathyoreos Bradbury, 1988 · Broad-snout deepsea batfishocean · deep-water
40. 40Halieutopsis echinoderma Ho, 2021 · Spiny deepsea batfishocean · subtropical
41. 41Halieutopsis galatea Bradbury, 1988 · Galathea deepsea batfishocean · deep-water
42. 42Halieutopsis ingerorum Bradbury, 1988 · Inger's deepsea batfishocean · deep-water
43. 43Halieutopsis kawaii Ho, 2021 · Kawai's deepsea batfishocean · subtropical
44. 44Halieutopsis margaretae Ho & Shao, 2007 · Margaret's deepsea batfishocean · deep-water
45. 45Halieutopsis murrayi Ho, 2021 · Murray's deepsea batfishocean · deep-water
46. 46Halieutopsis nasuta (Alcock, 1891) · Big-nosed deepsea batfishocean · tropical
47. 47Halieutopsis nudiventer (Lloyd, 1909) · Naked-belly deepsea batfishocean · tropical
48. 48Halieutopsis oblonga (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) · Oblong deepsea batfishocean · deep-water · newer than the 2023 backbone
49. 49Halieutopsis okamurai Ho, 2021 · Okamura's deepsea batfishocean · subtropical
50. 50Halieutopsis simula (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) · Fluffy-esca deepsea batfishocean · deep-water
51. 51Halieutopsis stellifera (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) · Starry deepsea batfishocean · deep-water
52. 52Halieutopsis taiwanea Ho, 2021 · Taiwan deepsea batfishocean · deep-water
53. 53Halieutopsis tumifrons Garman, 1899 · Truncate-snout deepsea batfishocean · deep-water
54. 54Malthopsis annulifera Tanaka, 1908 · Ring triangular batfishocean · deep-water
55. 55Malthopsis apis Ho & Last, 2021 · Apine triangular batfishocean · tropical
56. 56Malthopsis arrietty Ho, 2020 · Short-horn triangular batfishocean · tropical
57. 57Malthopsis asperata Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 · Roughspine triangular batfishocean · subtropical
58. 58Malthopsis austrafricana Ho, 2013 · Southern African triangular batfishocean · tropical
59. 59Malthopsis bradburyae Ho, 2013 · Bradbury's triangular batfishocean · tropical
60. 60Malthopsis bulla Ho & Last, 2021 · Flatscale triangular batfishocean · subtropical
61. 61Malthopsis formosa Ho & Koeda, 2019 · Taiwanese triangular batfishocean · subtropical
62. 62Malthopsis gigas Ho & Shao, 2010 · Giant triangular batfishocean · subtropical
63. 63Malthopsis gnoma Bradbury, 1998 · Atlantic triangular batfishocean · deep-water
64. 64Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905 · Jordan's triangular batfishocean · deep-water
65. 65Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka, 1916 · Kobayashi's triangular batfishocean · subtropical
66. 66Malthopsis lutea Alcock, 1891 · Yellow triangular batfishocean · deep-water
67. 67Malthopsis mcgroutheri Ho & Last, 2021 · McGrouther's triangular batfishocean · subtropical
68. 68Malthopsis mitrigera Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 · Two-spine triangular batfishocean · deep-water
69. 69Malthopsis oculata Ho & Last, 2021 · Bigeye triangular batfishocean · subtropical
70. 70Malthopsis parva Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 · Arrowhead triangular batfishocean · subtropical
71. 71Malthopsis provocator Whitley, 1961 · Prickle triangular batfishocean · subtropical
72. 72Malthopsis retifera Ho, Prokofiev & Shao, 2009 · Reticulate triangular batfishocean · deep-water
73. 73Malthopsis tetrabulla Ho & Last, 2021 · Queensland triangular batfishocean · tropical
74. 74Malthopsis tiarella Jordan, 1902 · Spearnose seabatocean · temperate
75. 75Malthopsis velutina Ho, 2020 · Polynesian triangular batfishocean · tropical
76. 76Ogcocephalus corniger Bradbury, 1980 · Longnose batfishocean · subtropical
77. 77Ogcocephalus cubifrons (Richardson, 1836)ocean · subtropical · reef
78. 78Ogcocephalus darwini Hubbs, 1958 · Galápagos batfishocean · tropical · reef
79. 79Ogcocephalus declivirostris Bradbury, 1980 · Slantbrow batfishocean · tropical
80. 80Ogcocephalus nasutus (Cuvier, 1829) · Shortnose batfishocean · tropical · reef
81. 81Ogcocephalus notatus (Valenciennes, 1837)ocean · tropical
82. 82Ogcocephalus pantostictus Bradbury, 1980 · Spotted batfishocean · subtropical
83. 83Ogcocephalus parvus Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 · Roughback batfishocean · tropical · reef
84. 84Ogcocephalus porrectus Garman, 1899ocean · tropical
85. 85Ogcocephalus pumilus Bradbury, 1980 · Dwarf batfishocean · tropical
86. 86Ogcocephalus radiatus (Mitchill, 1818) · Polka-dot batfishocean · subtropical
87. 87Ogcocephalus rostellum Bradbury, 1980 · Palefin batfishocean · subtropical
88. 88Ogcocephalus vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758) · Seadevilocean · tropical · reef
89. 89Solocisquama carinata Bradbury, 1999ocean · deep-water
90. 90Solocisquama erythrina (Gilbert, 1905)ocean · deep-water
91. 91Solocisquama stellulata (Gilbert, 1905)ocean · deep-water
92. 92Zalieutes elater (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) · Roundel batfishocean · tropical
93. 93Zalieutes mcgintyi (Fowler, 1952) · Tricorn batfishocean · deep-water

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.