Halieutaea indica Indian handfish, Indian Seabat

Halieutaea indica is commonly referred to as Indian handfish, Indian Seabat. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 14713
AphiaID:: 279063

Scientific:: Halieutaea indica
German:: Indische Seefledermaus
English:: Indian Handfish, Indian Seabat

Category:: Batfish

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Ogcocephalidae (Family) > Halieutaea (Genus) > indica (Species)
Initial determination:: Annandale & Jenkins, 1910

Occurrence:: Eritrea, Arabian Sea, Bali, China, Eastern Indian Ocean, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, South-Africa, Sumatra, Taiwan, the Seychelles, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: - 100 Meter
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 23,6 °F - 28,4 °F (23,6°C - 28,4°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Carnivore, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Schrimps, Worms, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Halieutaea brevicauda
Halieutaea coccinea
Halieutaea fitzsimonsi
Halieutaea fumosa
Halieutaea hancocki
Halieutaea indica
Indische Seefledermaus
Halieutaea nigra
Halieutaea retifera
Halieutaea stellata

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-04-17 17:16:27
Last edit:: 2022-04-19 16:31:56

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The Indian sea bat, a demersal species, inhabits muddy substrates on continental shelves and upper slopes.
It is widespread and is increasingly entering the Western Indian Ocean region, most recently the Gulf of Oman.

The sea bat is easily recognized by its yellow pectoral fins with a white stripe across them.

Synonyms:
Astrocanthus stellatus Swainson, 1839
Halieutaea sinica Tchang & Chang, 1964
Halieutaea spicata Smith, 1965
Halieutea spicata Smith, 1965
Lophius faujas Lacepède, 1798
Lophius muricatus Shaw, 1804

External links

First record of the batfish, Halieutaea indica (Actinopterygii: Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae), from the Red Sea (en). Abgerufen am 17.04.2022.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (en). Abgerufen am 17.04.2022.
New distributional record of Halieutaea indica (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from Chilika lagoon, India (en). Abgerufen am 17.04.2022.
Taxonomic note on Halieutaea indica Annandale and Jenkins, 1910 (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from Indian waters (en). Abgerufen am 17.04.2022.
The Indian handfish, Halieutaea indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910 (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae), an additional fish species for the Gulf of Oman (en). Abgerufen am 17.04.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 17.04.2022.

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