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FAMILY Ogcocephalidae Jordan, 1895 FAMILY Ogcocephalidae Jordan, 1895 – batfishes GENUS Coelophrys Brauer, 1902 - batfishes Species Coelophrys arca Smith & Radcliffe, in Radcliffe, 1912 - arca batfish Species Coelophrys bradburyae Endo & Shinohara, 1999 - Bradbury's batfish Species Coelophrys brevicaudata Brauer, 1902 - short-tail batfish Species Coelophrys brevipes Smith & Radcliffe, in Radcliffe, 1912 - brevipes batfish Species Coelophrys micropa (Alcock, 1891) - micropa batfish Species Coelophrys mollis Smith & Radcliffe, in Radcliffe, 1912 - mollis batfish Species Coelophrys oblonga Smith & Radcliffe, in Radcliffe, 1912 - oblong batfish GENUS Dibranchus Peters, 1876 - batfishes [=Dibranchichthys, Dibranchopsis] Species Dibranchus accinctus Bradbury, 1999 - accinctus batfish Species Dibranchus atlanticus Peters, 1876 - Atlantic batfish [=senticosa] Species Dibranchus cracens Bradbury et al., 1999 - cracens batfish Species Dibranchus discors Bradbury et al., 1999 - discors batfish Species Dibranchus erinaceus (Garman, 1899) - erinaceus batfish Species Dibranchus hystrix Garman, 1899 - hystrix batfish [=asper, scaber] Species Dibranchus japonicus Amaoka & Toyoshima, 1981 - Japanese seabat Species Dibranchus nudivomer (Garman, 1899) - nudivomer batfish Species Dibranchus sparsus (Garman, 1899) - sparsus batfish Species Dibranchus spinosus (Garman, 1899) - spinosus batfish [=alberti, spinulosa] Species Dibranchus spongiosa (Gilbert, 1890) - spongios batfish Species Dibranchus tremendus Bradbury, 1999 - tremendous batfish Species Dibranchus velutinus Bradbury, 1999 - velutinus batfish GENUS Halicmetus Alcoci, 1891 - batfishes Species Halicmetus niger Ho et al., 2008 - niger batfish Species Halicmetus reticulatus Smith & Radcliffe, in Radcliffe, 1912 - marbled seabat Species Halicmetus ruber Alcock, 1891 - ruber batfish GENUS Halieutaea Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837 - batfishes [=Astrocanthus] Species Halieutaea brevicauda Ogilby, 1910 - spiny seabat Species Halieutaea coccinea Alcock, 1889 - scarlet seabat Species Halieutaea fitzsimonsi (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1916) - circular seabat [=liogaster] Species Halieutaea fumosa Alcock, 1894 - smoky seabat [=vittata] Species Halieutaea hancocki Regan, 1908 - hairy seabat [=hirsuta] Species Halieutaea indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910 - Indian handfish [=faujas, muricatus, sinica, spicata, stellatus] Species Halieutaea nigra Alcock, 1891 - nigra batfish Species Halieutaea retifera Gilbert, 1905 - torpedo batfish Species Halieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797) - starry handfish [=maoria] GENUS Halieutichthys Poey, 1863 - batfishes [=Halieutella] Species Halieutichthys aculeatus (Mitchill, 1818) - pancake batfish [=reticulatus] Species Halieutichthys bispinosus Ho et al., 2010 - bispinosus batfish Species Halieutichthys caribbaeus Garman, 1896 - Caribbean batfish [=smithii] Species Halieutichthys intermedius Ho et al., 2010 - Louisiana pancake batfish GENUS Halieutopsis Garman, 1899 - batfishes Species Halieutopsis andriashevi Bradbury, 1988 - Andriashev's batfish Species Halieutopsis bathyoreos Bradbury, 1988 - bathyoreos batfish Species Halieutopsis galeatea Bradbury, 1988 - galeatea batfish Species Halieutopsis ingerorum Bradbury, 1988 - ingerorum batfish Species Halieutopsis margaretae Ho & Shao, 2007 - margaretae batfish Species Halieutopsis simula (Smith & Radcliffe, in Radcliffe, 1912) - simula batfish [=infranudus] Species Halieutopsis stellifer (Smith & Radcliffe, in Radcliffe, 1912) - stellifer batfish Species Halieutopsis tumifrons Garman, 1899 - tumifrons batfish Species Halieutopsis vermicularis Smith & Radcliffe, in Radcliffe, 1912 - vermicularis batfish GENUS Malthopsis Alcock, 1891 - batfishes Species Malthopsis annulifera Tanaka, 1908 - annulifera batfish [=ocellata] Species Malthopsis asperata Ho et al., 2013 - roughspine batfish Species Malthopsis austrafricana Ho, 2013 - Southern African triangular batfish Species Malthopsis bradburyae Ho, 2013 - Bradbury's triangular batfish Species Malthopsis gigas Ho & Shao, 2010 - giant triangular batfish Species Malthopsis gnoma Bradbury, 1998 - gnoma batfish Species Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905 - Jordan's batfish Species Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka, 1916 - Kobayashi's batfish [=provocator] Species Malthopsis luteus Alcock, 1891 - longnose seabat Species Malthopsis mitriger Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 - twospine batfish [=triangularis] Species Malthopsis parva Ho et al., 2013 - arrowhead batfish Species Malthopsis retifera Ho et al., 2009 - reticulate triangular batfish Species Malthopsis tiarella Jordan, 1902 - spearnose seabat GENUS Ogcocephalus Fischer, 1813 - batfishes [=Brachionus, Malthe] Species Ogcocephalus corniger Bradbury, 1980 - longnose batfish Species Ogcocephalus cubifrons (Richardson, 1837) - spotted batfish Species Ogcocephalus darwini Hubbs, 1958 - redlipped batfish Species Ogcocephalus declivirostris Bradbury, 1980 - slantbrow batfish Species Ogcocephalus nasutus (Cuvier, 1829) - shortnose batfish Species Ogcocephalus notatus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837) - oval batfish [=angusta, cayennensis, notata, truncata] Species Ogcocephalus pantostictus Bradbury, 1980 - spotted batfish Species Ogcocephalus parvus Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 - roughback batfish Species Ogcocephalus porrectus Garman, 1899 - Cocos batfish Species Ogcocephalus pumilus Bradbury, 1980 - dwarf batfish Species Ogcocephalus rostellum Bradbury, 1980 - palefin batfish Species Ogcocephalus verpertilio (Linnaeus, 1758) - Brazilian batfish [=longirostris] GENUS Solocisquama Bradbury, 1999 - batfishes Species Solocisquama carinata Bradbury, 1999 - carinata batfish Species Solocisquama erythrina (Gilbert, 1905) - erythrina batfish Species Solocisquama stellulata (Gilbert, 1905) - stellulata batfish GENUS Zalieutes Jordan & Evermann, 1896 - batfishes Species Zalieutes elater (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) - rounded batfish Species Zalieutes mcgintyi (Fowler, 1952) - tricorn batfish.
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